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The uncertainty about the total economic impact of climate change
This paper uses a vote-counting procedure to estimate the probability density function of the total economic impact as a parabolic function of global warming. There is a wide range of uncertainty about the impact of climate change up to 3°C, and the information becomes progressively more diffuse beyond that. Warming greater than 3°C most likely has net negative impacts, and warming greater than 7°C may lead to a total welfare loss. The expected value of the social cost of carbon is about $29/tC in 2015 and rises at roughly 2% per year.
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Publication status
- Published
Journal
Environmental and Resource EconomicsISSN
0924-6460Publisher
Springer VerlagExternal DOI
Issue
1Volume
53Page range
97-116Department affiliated with
- Economics Publications
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- Yes