Economic risks of climate change : an American prospectus. / Trevor Houser [and eleven others] ; with contributions from Karen Fisher-Vanden [and five others] ; and a foreword by Michael Bloomberg, Henry M. Paulson and Thomas F. Steyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Houser, Trevor, author.

Bloomberg, Michael, author of introduction, etc.

Paulson, Henry M., author of introduction, etc.

Steyer, Thomas F., author of introduction, etc.

Contributor:

Fisher-Vanden, Karen, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Climatic changes--Economic aspects--United States.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Risk management--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (381 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Climate change threatens the economy of the United States in myriad ways, including increased flooding and storm damage, altered crop yields, lost labor productivity, higher crime, reshaped public-health patterns, and strained energy systems, among many other effects. Combining the latest climate models, state-of-the-art econometric research on human responses to climate, and cutting-edge private-sector risk-assessment tools, Economic Risks of Climate Change: An American Prospectus crafts a game-changing profile of the economic risks of climate change in the United States. This prospectus is based on a critically acclaimed independent assessment of the economic risks posed by climate change commissioned by the Risky Business Project. With new contributions from Karen Fisher-Vanden, Michael Greenstone, Geoffrey Heal, Michael Oppenheimer, and Nicholas Stern and Bob Ward, as well as a foreword from Risky Business cochairs Michael Bloomberg, Henry Paulson, and Thomas Steyer, the book speaks to scientists, researchers, scholars, activists, and policy makers. It depicts the distribution of escalating climate-change risk across the country and assesses its effects on aspects of the economy as varied as hurricane damages and violent crime. Beautifully illustrated and accessibly written, this book is an essential tool for helping businesses and governments prepare for the future.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. INTRODUCTION

PART 1. AMERICA'S CLIMATE FUTURE

OPENING COMMENTARY / Oppenheimer, Michael

2. WHAT WE KNOW

3. WHAT COMES NEXT

4. U.S. CLIMATE PROJECTIONS

PART 2. ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF AMERICA'S CHANGING CLIMATE

OPENING COMMENTARY / Greenstone, Michael

5. AN EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH

6. AGRICULTURE

7. LABOR

8. HEALTH

9. CRIME

10. ENERGY

11. COASTAL COMMUNITIES

PART 3. PRICING CLIMATE RISK

OPENING COMMENTARY / Heal, Geoffrey

12. FROM IMPACTS TO ECONOMICS

13. DIRECT COSTS AND BENEFITS

14. MACROECONOMIC EFFECTS

15. VALUING RISK AND INEQUALITY OF DAMAGES

PART 4. UNQUANTIFIED IMPACTS

OPENING COMMENTARY / Stern, Nicholas / Ward, Bob

16. WHAT WE MISS

17. WATER

18. FORESTS

19. TOURISM

20. NATIONAL SECURITY

PART 5. INSIGHTS FOR CLIMATE-RISK MANAGEMENT

OPENING COMMENTARY / Fisher-Vanden, Karen

21. MITIGATION

22. ADAPTATION

TECHNICAL APPENDIXES

APPENDIX A. PHYSICAL CLIMATE PROJECTIONS / Kopp, Robert / Rasmussen, D.J.

APPENDIX B. CLIMATE IMPACTS / Hsiang, Solomon / Jina, Amir / Rising, James

APPENDIX C. DETAILED SECTORAL MODELS / Delgado, Michael / Mohan, Shashank / Muir-Wood, Robert / Wilson, Paul

APPENDIX D. INTEGRATED ECONOMIC ANALYSIS / Delgado, Michael / Mohan, Shashank

APPENDIX E. VALUING RISK AND UNEQUAL IMPACTS / Kopp, Robert / Hsiang, Solomon

REFERENCES

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780231539555

023153955X

OCLC:

913562352