Uncertainty in analyzing climate change : policy implications.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Congressional Budget Office.

Series:

CBO papers

CBO paper

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental policy--United States--Finance.

Environmental policy.

Climatic changes.

Finance.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 36 pages, digital, PDF file).

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Congressional Budget Office, 2005.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Summary

Background and introduction

Scientific and economic sources of uncertainty

Uncertainty affecting costs

Uncertainty affecting benefits

Problems in valuation

Agriculture: data gaps remain

Health: questions about valuing lives saved

Human settlements and ecosystems: valuing damages to nonmarketed goods and services

Catastrophic damages: expert opinions vary widely

The usefulness of subjective estimates

Problems in aggregation

Problems in comparing present costs and future damages

Problems in determining the appropriate level of risk reduction

Problems in aggregating costs and benefits across regions

Policy implications

Research and Development

Mitigation

Adaption.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.

Other Format:

Print version: United States. Congressional Budget Office. Uncertainty in analyzing climate change

Microfiche version: United States. Congressional Budget Office. Uncertainty in analyzing climate change. CIS 2005 J932-3

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