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The economic consquences of climate change / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Climatic changes--Government policy.
- Climatic changes.
- Climatic changes--Economic aspects.
- Environmental policy.
- Environmental economics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (141 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Paris, France : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, [2015]
- Summary:
- This report provides a new detailed quantitative assessment of the consequences of climate change on economic growth through to 2060 and beyond. It focuses on how climate change affects different drivers of growth, including labour productivity and capital supply, in different sectors across the world. The sectoral and regional analysis shows that while the impacts of climate change spread across all sectors and all regions, the largest negative consequences are projected to be found in the health and agricultural sectors, with damages especially strong in Africa and Asia.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Executive summary
- The damages from selected climate change impacts to 2060
- Modelling the economic consequences of climate change
- The bigger picture of climate change
- Description of the modelling tools
- The benefits of policy action.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 92-64-23541-8
- OCLC:
- 1024282509
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