The Need for Multiple Types of Information to Inform Climate Change Assessment

The Need for Multiple Types of Information to Inform Climate Change Assessment

Information on ecosystem characteristics as well as economic statistics is needed to more fully inform decision makers on the impacts of climate change on human well-being. Climate change risks involve potentially large and irreversible as well as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Toman, Michael
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank Group, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCELERATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ACIDITY
ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
AGRICULTURAL LANDS
AIR
AIR CONDITIONING
ALLOCATION
ALLOWANCE
AMAZON FOREST
ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE
APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE
ASSESSING CLIMATE CHANGE
ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ASSESSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
ATMOSPHERE
ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION
BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS
CALCULATION
CAPITAL SERVICES
CLIMATE
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE ASSESSMENT
CLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGE
CLIMATE CHANGE DAMAGES
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS
CLIMATE IMPACT
CLIMATE IMPACT ASSESSMENTS
CLIMATE INFORMATION
CLIMATE POLICY
CLIMATE SYSTEM
CLIMATIC CATASTROPHE
CLIMATIC CHANGE
CO
CO2
COASTAL WETLANDS
COMPLEMENTS
COST ANALYSIS
COST OF CARBON
COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE
COST-BENEFIT
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSES
COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DAMAGE FUNCTION
DAMAGES
DECISION MAKING
DEEP UNCERTAINTY
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DISCOUNT RATE
DIVERGENCE
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
ECOLOGICAL VALUATION
ECOLOGICAL VALUE
ECOLOGISTS
ECOLOGY
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC ANALYSES
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
ECONOMIC DATA
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC MODEL
ECONOMIC VALUATION
ECONOMISTS
ECOSYSTEM
ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
ECOSYSTEM VALUATION
ECOSYSTEMS
EFFECT OF CLIMATE CHANGE
EMISSIONS
EMISSIONS MITIGATION
ENDANGERED SPECIES
ENVIRONMENTAL
ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION
ENVIRONMENTS
EVALUATION CRITERIA
EVOLUTION
EXISTENCE VALUES
EXPENDITURES
EXTREME EVENTS
EXTREME WEATHER
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
FEASIBILITY
FORESTS
FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
GLACIERS
GLOBAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
GLOBAL CLIMATE
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEM
GREENHOUSE
GREENHOUSE DAMAGE
GREENHOUSE GAS
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GREENHOUSE GASES
HUMAN IMPACTS
ICE
ICE SHEETS
IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
INCOME
INFORMATION ON CLIMATE
INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS
INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
IPCC
IRREVERSIBILITY
LAND ECONOMICS
LAND USE
LONG-TERM CLIMATE CHANGE
MARGINAL COST
METHANE
MONETARY VALUATION
MORTALITY RISK
NATURAL CAPITAL
NATURAL SYSTEMS
NATURE
NEGATIVE IMPACTS
PARTICULATES
PESTS
POLICY ANALYSIS
PP
PRECAUTIONARY APPROACH
PREFERENCES
PROBABILITY OF OCCURRENCE
RADIATION
REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS
RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESOURCE ECONOMICS
RISK AVERSION
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISKS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
SAFE MINIMUM STANDARD
SCENARIOS
SEA LEVEL RISE
SHADOW PRICES
SOCIAL COST OF CARBON
SOCIAL COSTS
SOCIAL COSTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
SOCIAL DIMENSIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
SUBSTITUTION
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TEMPERATURE
TEMPORAL SCALES
THREATS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
TOTAL COST
UNCERTAIN FUTURE CLIMATE
UNCERTAIN IMPACTS
UNCERTAINTIES
VARIETY
VULNERABLE ECONOMIES
WEALTH
WELFARE ECONOMICS
WILLINGNESS TO PAY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/11/20356974/need-multiple-types-information-inform-climate-change-assessment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20622
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Summary:Information on ecosystem characteristics as well as economic statistics is needed to more fully inform decision makers on the impacts of climate change on human well-being. Climate change risks involve potentially large and irreversible as well as highly uncertain impacts that need to be evaluated with information that complements cost-benefit analysis. Information on the irreversibility of impacts also is relevant for evaluating implications for intergenerational equity. In addition, climate change is subject to a large degree of Knightian uncertainty, making it useful to understand how individuals perceive and evaluate climate change risks.

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