Cell Reports Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
1(1), P. 100008 - 100008
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Concerns
have
been
raised
against
using
carbon
pricing
for
fighting
climate
change,
as
these
might
disproportionally
affect
lower-income
households
and
thus
increase
inequality.
However,
the
distributional
implications
of
policies
will
depend
on
policy
design
their
capacity
to
reduce
change
impacts.
To
quantify
interaction
between
benefits
economic
inequality,
we
develop
a
numerical
climate-economic
framework
featuring
both
within-
between-country
income
heterogeneity.
We
implement
well-below
2°C
target
examine
variety
redistributive
schemes.
find
that
impacts
inequalities
within
across
countries.
Climate
reduces
this
by
half,
an
appropriate
transfer
scheme
targeted
at
low-income
can
eliminate
it
altogether.
An
equal
per-capita
redistribution
leads
most
population
being
economically
better
off
already
today.
The
analysis
shows
importance
including
in
evaluation
policies.
The Lancet Planetary Health,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
5(7), P. e455 - e465
Published: July 1, 2021
BackgroundAlthough
effects
on
labour
is
one
of
the
most
tangible
and
attributable
climate
impact,
our
quantification
these
insufficient
based
weak
methodologies.
Partly,
this
gap
due
to
inability
resolve
different
impact
channels,
such
as
changes
in
time
allocation
(labour
supply)
slowdown
work
productivity).
Explicitly
resolving
those
a
multi-model
inter-comparison
framework
can
help
improve
estimates
change
effectiveness.MethodsIn
empirical,
study,
we
used
large
collection
micro-survey
data
aggregated
subnational
regions
across
world
estimate
new,
robust
global
regional
temperature
wet-bulb
globe
exposure-response
functions
(ERFs)
for
supply.
We
then
assessed
uncertainty
existing
productivity
response
derived
an
augmented
mean
function.
Finally,
combined
two
dimensions
into
single
compound
metric
(effective
effects).
This
measure
allowed
us
effect
future
both
number
hours
worked
workers
during
their
working
under
1·5°C,
2·0°C,
3·0°C
warming.
separately
analysed
low-exposure
(indoors
or
outdoors
shade)
high-exposure
(outdoor
sun)
sectors.FindingsWe
found
differentiated
empirical
sectoral
ERF's
Current
conditions
already
negatively
affect
effectiveness,
particularly
tropical
countries.
Future
will
reduce
total
sectors
by
18
percentage
points
(range
−48·8
5·3)
scenario
warming
(24·8
sectors).
The
reductions
be
25·9
(–48·8
2·7)
Africa,
18·6
(–33·6
Asia,
10·4
(–35·0
2·6)
Americas
sectors.
These
are
projected
substantially
higher
full
sunlight
compared
with
indoors
(or
average
32·8
(–66·3
1·6)
25·0
7·0)
16·7
(–45·5
4·4)
Americas.InterpretationBoth
supply
decrease
parts
world,
regions.
Parts
sub-Saharan
south
southeast
Asia
at
highest
risk
scenarios.
heterogeneous
suggest
that
it
necessary
move
away
from
one-size-fits-all
investigate
labour.
Our
findings
imply
income
distributional
consequences
terms
increased
inequality
poverty,
especially
low-income
countries,
where
high.FundingCOST
(European
Cooperation
Science
Technology).
Energy Policy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
185, P. 113922 - 113922
Published: Dec. 14, 2023
Earlier
meta-analyses
of
the
economic
impact
climate
change
are
updated
with
more
data,
three
new
results:
(1)
The
central
estimate
global
warming
is
always
negative.
(2)
confidence
interval
about
estimates
much
wider.
(3)
Elicitation
methods
most
pessimistic,
econometric
studies
optimistic.
Two
previous
results
remain:
(4)
uncertainty
skewed
towards
negative
surprises.
(5)
Poorer
countries
vulnerable
than
richer
ones.
A
meta-analysis
weather
shocks
reveals
that
studies,
which
relate
growth
to
temperature
levels,
cannot
agree
on
sign
whereas
make
a
function
do
but
differ
an
order
magnitude
in
effect
size.
former
posit
has
permanent
growth,
latter
transient.
implied
by
close
estimated
as
shocks.
social
cost
carbon
shows
similar
pattern
total
estimates,
emphasis
impacts
moderate
near
and
medium
term.
International Journal of Water Resources Development,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
36(2-3), P. 416 - 428
Published: Jan. 8, 2020
The
best
available
high-resolution
precipitation,
GDP,
freshwater
and
withdrawal
data
sets
are
used
in
a
combined
global
analysis
of
physical
economic
water
scarcity
at
50
km
resolution.
We
find
that
approximately
40.7
million
people
living
areas
with
concurrent
severe
water-scarcity
constraints.
These
mostly
semi-arid
parts
Sub-Saharan
Africa,
the
Middle
East
Central
Asia.
Ecological Economics,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
197, P. 107437 - 107437
Published: April 18, 2022
A
large
discrepancy
exists
between
the
dire
impacts
that
most
natural
scientists
project
we
could
face
from
climate
change
and
modest
estimates
of
damages
calculated
by
mainstream
economists.
Economic
assessments
risks
are
intended
to
be
comprehensive,
covering
full
range
physical
their
associated
market
non-market
costs,
considering
greater
vulnerability
poor
people
challenges
adaptation.
Available
still
fall
significantly
short
this
goal,
but
alternative
approaches
have
been
proposed
attempt
address
these
gaps.
This
review
seeks
provide
a
common
basis
for
scientists,
social
modellers
understand
research
involved
in
evaluating
economic
change.
Focusing
on
estimation
processes
embedded
integrated
assessment
models
concerns
raised
literature,
summarise
frontiers
relevant
improving
quantitative
damage
estimates,
representing
complexity
systems,
impact
various
assumptions
used
manage
complexity.
SSRN Electronic Journal,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
The
present
study
examines
the
assumptions,
modeling
structure,
and
preliminary
results
of
DICE-2023,
revised
Dynamic
Integrated
Model
Climate
Economy
(DICE),
updated
to
2023.
revision
contains
major
changes
in
carbon
climate
modules,
treatment
non-industrial
greenhouse
gases,
discount
rates,
as
well
updates
on
all
components.
are
a
significantly
lower
level
temperature
cost-benefit
optimal
policy,
cost
reaching
2°
C
target,
an
analysis
impact
Paris
Accord,
increase
estimated
social
carbon.Institutional
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working
paper
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developing
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