Economics and Development Archives

Uncertainties in Climate and Weather Extremes Increase the Cost of Carbon

Published:June 2020

Author(s):Cristian Proistosescu, Gernot Wagner

Publisher:Cell Press

Climate change has myriad physical and economic impacts. This study argues that uncertainties in climate and weather extremes only further increase the social cost of carbon emissions.Read More →

The Economic Costs of Hurricane Harvey Attributable to Climate Change

Published:May 2020

Author(s):David J.Frame, Michael F. Wehner, Ilan Noy, and Suzanne M. Rosier

Publisher:Climatic Change

This paper uses a probabilistic event attribution framework to estimate the costs associated with Hurricane Harvey that are attributable to anthropogenic influence on the climate system.Read More →

Climate Change and Poverty – Report of the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights

Published:June 2019

Author(s):Human Rights Council

This report focuses on the impact of climate change on human rights and especially the rights of people living in or near poverty; the response so far by the human rights community and its reluctance to engage robustly with climate change.Read More →

Attaching a Price to Greenhouse Gas Emissions with a Carbon Tax or Emissions Fee: Considerations and Potential Impacts

Published:March 2019

Author(s):Jonathan L. Ramseur, Jane A. Leggett

Publisher:Congressional Research Service

This article focuses on the policy considerations and potential impacts of using a carbon tax or greenhouse gas emissions fee to control greenhouse gas emissions.Read More →

Fourth National Climate Assessment

Published:November 2018

Author(s):David Reidmiller, Christopher W. Avery, Daniel Barrie, Apurva Dave, Benjamin DeAngelo, Matthew Dzaugis, Michael Kolian, Kristin Lewis, Katie Reeves, Darrell Winner, David R. Easterling, David W. Fahey, Sarah Doherty, James P. Kossin, William V. Sweet, Russell S. Vose, Michael F. Wehner, Donald J. Wuebbles, Thomas Johnson, Peter Colohan, Amir AghaKouchak, Sankar Arumugam, Casey Brown, Gregory McCabe, Roger Pulwarty, Craig D. Zamuda, Daniel E. Bilello, Guenter Conzelmann, Ellen Mecray, Ann Satsangi, Vincent Tidwell, Brian J. Walker, Thomas Loveland, James Wickham, Grant Domke, Nate Herold, Nathan Wood, James M. Vose, David L. Peterson, Grant M. Domke, Christopher J. Fettig, Linda A. Joyce, Robert E. Keane, Charles H. Luce, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Shawn Carter, Jay Peterson, Lisa Crozier, Michael Fogarty, Sarah Gaichas, Kimberly J. W. Hyde, Toni Lyn Morelli, Jeffrey Morisette, Hassan Moustahfid, Roldan Muñoz, Rajendra Poudel, Michelle D. Staudinger, Charles Stock, Laura Thompson, Robin Waples, Jake F. Weltzin, Je

Publisher:U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP)

This report analyzes the effects of global change on the natural environment, examines current trends in global change, and projects major trends for the subsequent 25 to 100 years. Read More →

Extreme Weather Event Attribution Science and Climate Change Litigation: An Essential Step in the Causal Chain?

Published:April 2018

Author(s):Sophie Marjanac, Lindene Patton

Publisher:Journal of Energy and Natural Resources Law

This article explores the discipline of event attribution science to lawyers, discusses some technical issues related to the use of this evidence in court, and makes some suggestions regarding the types of ‘climate change’ cases it may influence. Read More →

IPCC Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC

Published:January 2018

Author(s):Myles R. Allen, Mustafa Babiker, Yang Chen, Heleen de Coninck, Sarah Connors, Renée van Diemen, Opha Pauline Dube, Kristie L. Ebi, Francois Engelbrecht, Marion Ferrat, James Ford, Piers Forster, Sabine Fuss, Tania Guillén Bolaños, Jordan Harold, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Jean-Charles Hourcade, Daniel Huppmann, Daniela Jacob, Kejun Jiang, Tom Gabriel Johansen, Mikiko Kainuma, Kiane de Kleijne, Elmar Kriegler, Debora Ley, Diana Liverman, Nathalie Mahowald, Valérie Masson-Delmotte, J.B. Robin Matthews, Richard J. Millar, Katja Mintenbeck, Angela Morelli, Wilfran Moufouma-Okia, Luis Mundaca, Maike Nicolai, Chukwumerije Okereke, Minal Pathak, AntonyPayne, Roz Pidcock, Anna Pirani, Elvira Poloczanska, Hans-Otto Pörtner, Aromar Revi, Keywan Riahi, Debra C. Roberts, Joeri Rogelj, Joyashree Roy, Sonia I. Seneviratne, Priyadarshi R. Shukla, James Skea, Raphael Slade, Drew Shindell, Chandni Singh, William Solecki, Linda Steg, Michael Taylor, Petra Tschakert, Henri Waisman, Rachel Warren, Panmao Zhai, Kirsten Zickfeld

Publisher:Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

This IPCC special report explores the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty. Read More →

2017 Hurricane Season Was Most Expensive in U.S. History

Published:November 2017

Author(s):Willie Drye

Publisher:National Geographic

This article highlights the economic impacts of the United States' 2017 hurricane season. Read More →

The Status of Climate Change Litigation: A Global Review

Published:May 2017

Author(s):Michael Burger, Justin Gundlach

Publisher:United Nations Environment Programme

This report offers a comprehensive survey of global climate change litigation, an overview of litigation trends, and descriptions of key issues that courts must resolve in the course of climate change cases. Read More →

Climate Justice and the Application of Probabilistic Event Attribution to Summer Heat Extremes in the California Central Valley

Published:August 2015

Author(s):Roberto Mera, Neil Massey, David E. Rupp, Philip Mote, Myles Allen, Peter C. Frumhoff

Publisher:SpringerLink

This study applies probabilistic event attribution (PEA) to explore the climate attribution of recent extreme heat events in California's Central Valley. Read More →

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