The economics of climate change

This paper focuses on several key economic issues relevant to climate change. Given the fact that changes in climate are projections using the best available data, it examines the economic principles of uncertainty and the precautionary approach, and then continues to address the key drivers of clim...

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Otros Autores:	NU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe
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Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean 2015
Materias:	DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE CAMBIO CLIMATICO ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS INVESTIGACION ECONOMICA PREVENCION DE DESASTRES PAISES INSULARES EN DESARROLLO PERDIDAS POR DESASTRES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC ASPECTS ECONOMIC RESEARCH DISASTER PREVENTION DEVELOPING ISLAND COUNTRIES DISASTER LOSS
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spelling	oai-11362-386792021-08-31T22:04:29Z The economics of climate change NU. CEPAL. Sede Subregional para el Caribe DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE CAMBIO CLIMATICO ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS INVESTIGACION ECONOMICA PREVENCION DE DESASTRES PAISES INSULARES EN DESARROLLO PERDIDAS POR DESASTRES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC ASPECTS ECONOMIC RESEARCH DISASTER PREVENTION DEVELOPING ISLAND COUNTRIES DISASTER LOSS This paper focuses on several key economic issues relevant to climate change. Given the fact that changes in climate are projections using the best available data, it examines the economic principles of uncertainty and the precautionary approach, and then continues to address the key drivers of climate change. Climate change is expected to result in negative impacts and, in this regard, the consequences of anticipated rising temperatures and sea levels as well as changes in precipitation that may result in flooding and/or drought are addressed. However, the situation is not all negative and, as such, the opportunities that are likely to arise through adaptation and mitigation are discussed especially with respect to the Caribbean. In this regard and recognizing that it would be useful to Caribbean policymakers to utilize these opportunities and to address the negative impacts, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through its subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, is spearheading a review of the economics of climate change in the Caribbean with a view to providing quantitative information to stakeholders in dealing with climate change. The paper makes recommendations for the Caribbean to address climate change at the national level. These include macroplanning; promotion of energy efficiency; creation of incentives to obtain support for implementation of alternative energy technologies; maintaining the will among stakeholders on a sustained basis for addressing climate change; and the conduct of relevant research into varieties of plants and animals that could adapt to changing climatic conditions. Finally, it must be recognized that to successfully combat climate change, the threats and opportunities must be properly assessed as part of an ongoing region-wide system of risk management, which should not be incidental, but integral, to national and regional planning and forecasting for the future. .-- I. The need for action in the face of uncertainty.-- II. The drivers of climate change.-- II. Climate change- economic losses and distributional impact.-- IV. Climate change- economic gains and distributional impact.-- V. The need for economic solutions.-- VI. the caribbean situation.-- VII. ECLAC and climate change in the Caribeban.-- VIII. Recommendations and cconclusion. 2015-07-24T12:25:08Z 2015-07-24T12:25:08Z 2009-11-30 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/38679 LC/CAR/L.231 en .pdf application/pdf CARIBE CARIBBEAN REGION ECLAC, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
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topic	DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE CAMBIO CLIMATICO ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS INVESTIGACION ECONOMICA PREVENCION DE DESASTRES PAISES INSULARES EN DESARROLLO PERDIDAS POR DESASTRES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC ASPECTS ECONOMIC RESEARCH DISASTER PREVENTION DEVELOPING ISLAND COUNTRIES DISASTER LOSS
spellingShingle	DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE CAMBIO CLIMATICO ASPECTOS ECONOMICOS INVESTIGACION ECONOMICA PREVENCION DE DESASTRES PAISES INSULARES EN DESARROLLO PERDIDAS POR DESASTRES SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMIC ASPECTS ECONOMIC RESEARCH DISASTER PREVENTION DEVELOPING ISLAND COUNTRIES DISASTER LOSS The economics of climate change
description	This paper focuses on several key economic issues relevant to climate change. Given the fact that changes in climate are projections using the best available data, it examines the economic principles of uncertainty and the precautionary approach, and then continues to address the key drivers of climate change. Climate change is expected to result in negative impacts and, in this regard, the consequences of anticipated rising temperatures and sea levels as well as changes in precipitation that may result in flooding and/or drought are addressed. However, the situation is not all negative and, as such, the opportunities that are likely to arise through adaptation and mitigation are discussed especially with respect to the Caribbean. In this regard and recognizing that it would be useful to Caribbean policymakers to utilize these opportunities and to address the negative impacts, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), through its subregional headquarters for the Caribbean, is spearheading a review of the economics of climate change in the Caribbean with a view to providing quantitative information to stakeholders in dealing with climate change. The paper makes recommendations for the Caribbean to address climate change at the national level. These include macroplanning; promotion of energy efficiency; creation of incentives to obtain support for implementation of alternative energy technologies; maintaining the will among stakeholders on a sustained basis for addressing climate change; and the conduct of relevant research into varieties of plants and animals that could adapt to changing climatic conditions. Finally, it must be recognized that to successfully combat climate change, the threats and opportunities must be properly assessed as part of an ongoing region-wide system of risk management, which should not be incidental, but integral, to national and regional planning and forecasting for the future.
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The economics of climate change

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