strategy
Assessing costs of climate change
Synonyms:
Estimating costs of climate change Implementation:
A commercial research centre in the UK released a report in 1998 suggesting that changing climate patterns are causing more frequent and fierce natural disasters. One "reinsurance" firm compared the scale and cost of natural disasters in the 1960s with those of the late 1990s. The results show that natural catastrophes have tripled in number and are costing the industry fifteen times more than they did thirty years ago. Counter Claim:
There has been far too much talk of the burdens associated with meeting climate change targets and far too little about the opportunities. Warmer homes, better transport and more efficient companies are some of the benefits of adjusting to climate change. There are also be new jobs and new opportunites for companies in the emerging environmental technology market. Broader:
Countering global warming Narrower:
Revising climate change estimatesAssessing health costs of climate changeAssessing impact of climate change on water resourcesAssessing impact of environmental degradation on womenAssessing likely effects of climate change on the coastal environment Facilitates:
Adapting to climate changeDeveloping policy on climate changeDeveloping regional health policy for climate changeUsing economic instruments to mitigate climate changeCountering adverse impact of climate change on water resourcesPreparing contingency plans to mitigate effects of climate change Values:
ChangeChangeableness Subjects:
Climatology → Climatology Commerce → Assessment
Commerce → Purchasing, supplying
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
