Uncertainty is not our friend
Abstract:
Climate change has myriad physical and economic impacts. Even those that can be easily quantified indicate the need for ambitious climate action. Other climate impacts have yet to be quantified. We argue here that uncertainties in climate and weather extremes only further increase the social cost of carbon emissions.
Full text: “Uncertainties in Climate and Weather Extremes Increase the Cost of Carbon” (PDF)
Citation:
Proistosescu, Cristian and Gernot Wagner. “Uncertainties in Climate and Weather Extremes Increase the Cost of Carbon,” One Earth 2(6): pp. 515-7 (19 June 2020), doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2020.06.002