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Uncertainty, climate change, and the global economy
voxeu.org - 11/21/2008
Uncertainty, climate change, and the global economy
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Torsten Persson , David von Below , 21 November 2008 What will the climate be like in a hundred years’ time? The answer depends on both how human activity affects climate change and how a warming climate alters the economy’s productive capacity and human welfare. There is uncertainty about ...
news.yahoo.com - 11/26/2008
Climate change is a battle for existence in the Maldives - Yahoo! News
— news.yahoo.com — MALE (AFP) Among the many grim predictions of climate change experts, the future fate of The Maldives... stands out as a genuine doomsday scenario with the island chain nation facing nothing short of extinction. A one-metre (3.3-foot) rise in sea level ... (more) Climate change is a battle for existence in the Maldives ...

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It’s not liquidity, it’s uncertainty ...
— qando.net — W hy do we continue to see disruption in global markets? Two words: Hank Paulson. As the... Heritage Foundation points out: By the end of September, Paulson was asking Congress for $700 billion in funds he claimed would be used to buy mortgage relates ... (more) It’s not liquidity, it’s uncertainty ...

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"Uncertainty, Climate Change, and the Global Economy"
Economist's View — ... Uncertainty, climate change, and the global economy, by Torsten Persson and David von Below, VoxEU.org: What will the climate be like in a hundred years’ time? The answer to this question is highly uncertain, and will depend on a number of socio-economic as well as natural processes, which describe the links between human activity, emissions of greenhouse gases, and warming of the atmosphere. The existing policy discussion in important forums, such as the IPCC and Stern reports (see this ...

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