Citations with the tag: GLOBAL warming -- Economic aspects
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- What is the value of scientific knowledge? An application...
Nordhaus, William D.; Popp, David // Energy Journal; 1997, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p1Presents information on a study which analyzes the value of improved information about a variety of geophysical and economic processes. Use of the `PRICE model'; Methodology utilized in the study; Results of the study.
- Climate change a threat to insurers.
Goddard, Sarah // Business Insurance; 4/08/96, Vol. 30 Issue 15, p17Warns that financial services companies, including insurers, must get involved in efforts to offset global warming if they are to have any future. Comments from Jeremy Leggett, scientific director of environmental lobbyist Greenpeace International; Effects of Global warming on insurance...
- It's time to reconsider global climate change policy.
O'Keefe, William F. // USA Today Magazine; Mar97, Vol. 125 Issue 2622, p81Opinion. Argues that policies aimed at reversing global warming should take into account the economies of the world. The claim that knowledge about the true causes of global warming is not comprehensive; The policies of the Clinton administration regarding fossil fuel emissions and global...
- Global warming balance sheet: What we really know.
Schneider, Stephen H. // Christian Science Monitor; 8/8/97, Vol. 89 Issue 178, p19Opinion. Discusses the economic ramifications of the predicted continuance of global warming. The potential for ecological disruption from widescale temperature increases; Attempts to quantify the economic damages that would be caused by global warming; The possible connection between global...
- Jobs at Alcoa depend on Kyoto outcome.
Milburn, Caroline // Issues; Aug/Oct97, Issue 40/41, p12Focuses on the impact of Australia's stand on global warming on the employment at Alcoa's Point Henry factory. Effect of cuts in greenhouse emissions to Australia's economy; Soaring of electricity prices with greenhouse gas reduction measures.
- LETTER FROM THE EDITOR.
Madrick, Jeff // Challenge (05775132); Jan/Feb2009, Vol. 52 Issue 1, p3This article introduces the journal by relating its contents, which address issues such as the economic aspects of global warming, recessions, and the issues facing U.S. President Elect Barack Obama, to current events.
- Insurers can't cover costs of global warming, exec says.
Goddard, Sarah // Business Insurance; 10/07/96, Vol. 30 Issue 41, p43Reports that insurance companies do not have the funds to cover the potential post-disaster reconstruction costs, according to Andrew Dlugolecki, group assistant general manager-underwriting at General Accident PLC in Scotland. Effect of global warming on the insurance industry.
- Agricultural impacts of global warming: Discussion.
Innes, Robert; Kane, Sally // American Journal of Agricultural Economics; Aug95, Vol. 77 Issue 3, p747Discusses the impact of global warming on agriculture. Examination of three papers on global warming impact on agriculture; Ingredients needed in global warming studies; Problems and opportunities and climate change analysis.
- Conspiracy theorem.
Pascoe, Michael // Bulletin with Newsweek; 09/30/97, Vol. 116 Issue 6091, p74Presents the author's humorous look at the concerns over global warming. Summary of the theories of Brian Tucker, formerly of CSIRO's atmospheric research unit; Australian business and greenhouse gases; Land clearing in Queensland and New South Wales.
- Exposure heats up.
Unsworth, Edwin // Business Insurance; 7/15/96, Vol. 30 Issue 29, p17Reports on a report by the U.K. Climate Change Impacts Review Group for the British government, which claims that British insurers are at risk of a major increase in claims over the next 50 years as a result of global warming. Effects of global warming in Britain; Increased weather-related...
- Effects of global warming on energy use for space heating and cooling in the United States.
Rosenthal, Donald H.; Gruenspecht, Howard K. // Energy Journal; 1995, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p77Assesses the impact of global warming on American energy expenditures for space heating and cooling in residential and commercial buildings. Estimation of the change in heating and cooling degree days; Mapping of the change in degree days into change in U.S. energy use for space conditioning;...
- A mixed message for farmers.
Rosenthal, Donald H.; Gruenspecht, Howard K. // Ecos; Jul-Sep2001, Issue 108, p21Focuses on the effects of global warming on agriculture in Australia. Limitation of benefits; Employment of adaptive strategies; Impact on ecosystems.
- Global warming warning.
Kirk, Don Lewis // Business Insurance; 4/3/95, Vol. 29 Issue 14, p35Focuses on insurance company executives' concern about the increasing threat of natural disasters caused by climate changes. Need for government aid; Global warming conference sponsored by Greenpeace.
- Can we afford to stop global warming?
Breslow, Marc // Dollars & Sense; Nov/Dec97, Issue 214, p21Focuses on the economic costs of preventing global warming. Emissions of greenhouse gases in the United States; Description of the debate concerning the economic costs of reducing greenhouse emissions; Factors relating to the degrees of economic loss; Description of how global warming will...
- Global warming and agriculture: The basics.
Drennen, Thomas E. // Choices: The Magazine of Food, Farm & Resource Issues; 1994 2nd Quarter, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p38Discusses the effects of global climate change on agriculture. Effect of increasing temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns on agricultural productivity and management practices; Possible need to change agricultural practices which contribute to climate change. INSETS: Sources of...
- Industry coalition has new take on global warming.
Foster, Andrea // Chemical Week; 5/20/98, Vol. 160 Issue 19, p12Deals with Pew Center on Global Climate Change, a coalition established by several chemical companies regarding the prevention of global warming without causing economic damage. Views of the coalition on the Kyoto meeting; Objectives of the coalition; Other companies who plans to join the group.
- Climate for change.
Foster, Andrea // New Hampshire Business Review; 11/07/97, Vol. 19 Issue 24, p36Talks about the potential effects and costs of global warming in the New Hampshire businesses. Comment of Stonyfield Farm yogurt manufacturer regarding the issue on global warming; Information about Stonyfield's carbon solution; Availability of the carbon solution.
- Clouds over Kyoto.
Taylor, Jerry // Regulation; Winter98, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p57Features the status of Kyoto Agreement regarding greenhouse gases. Scientific observations regarding greenhouse gases; Environmental indications of global warming; Theoretical explanations about global warming; Economic impact of the weather changes.
- Can fisheries take the heat?
Glantz, Michael H. // World & I; May95, Vol. 10 Issue 5, p214Discusses the expected impact of global warming on the fishing industry. Factors affecting fish resources; Assessment of the impact of climate change on fisheries; Lessons learned from the collapse and subsequent recovery of the Peruvian anchovy fishing industry.
- Stormy Forecast.
Farzaneh, Kayvan // Foreign Policy; May/Jun2010, Issue 179, p1The article presents brief comments noting how global warming trends can and will affect international trade, highlighting the negative environmental impact on the land capabilities of developing countries.
- Warmer or just poorer?
Bailey, Ronald // American Enterprise; Jan/Feb98, Vol. 9 Issue 1, p13Focuses on the economic implications of global warming. Forecasts from computer models of global warming; Information on a satellite data suggesting a low average Earth temperature; Implications of the United States government's effort to restrict the use of fossil fuels.
- A new paradigm for energy and economic.
Young, Rob // In Business; Jan/Feb98, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p39Discusses some factors for global warming control. Influence of environmental standards on economic growth; Charges on policies imposed to reduce carbon emissions which are harmful in the economy; Need for redirection of climate change to solve the issue on global warming.
- The optimal time path of a carbon tax.
Ulph, Alistair; Ulph, David // Oxford Economic Papers; Oct94, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p857Analyzes the optimal time path of a carbon tax when it is recognized that global warming damages are related to the atmospheric stock of CO2 and that the stock of fossil fuels is exhaustible. Factors that increase carbon tax.
- Global warming.
Rotman, David; Scott, Alex // Chemical Week; 12/3/1997, Vol. 159 Issue 46, p25Discusses effect of global warming in the chemical industry. How the treaty of United Nations to control emissions of carbon dioxide can affect the chemical industry; Limitations on use of emission under the treaty; Information on Chemical Manufacturers Association's (CMA) refusal from...
- Green gauge.
Hutchings, Vicky // New Statesman & Society; 3/22/96, Vol. 9 Issue 395, p30Focuses on the concern of the insurance industry about global warming. Information contained in the book `Climate Change and the Financial Sector,' edited by Jeremy Legatt; Problems of the insurance industry with global warming; Efforts of insurance industries to get out of providing certain...
- Will Canada choke on Kyoto fumes?
Avram, Joshua // Alberta Report / Newsmagazine; 11/10/97, Vol. 24 Issue 48, p18Covers the eco-conference on global warming, to be held in Kyoto, Japan on December 1-10, 1997 and what the results hold for Canada. Canada's reliance on fossil fuels and the greenhouse gases produced; The economic effect, of reducing Canada's emissions of carbon dioxide, on coal production;...
- Global warming is a major threat to national and global prosperity.
Duxbury, Peggy // World & I; Dec97, Vol. 12 Issue 12, p166Discusses the significant economic and health risks posed by global warming. Losses due to floods, droughts and other weather-related disasters; El Nino phenomenon; Global warming's adverse impact on human health; Spread of infectious diseases; Potential policies to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
- World Bank fund finds allies and sceptics.
Masood, Ehsan // Nature; 11/6/1997, Vol. 390 Issue 6655, p7Announces that the World Bank has offered to set up and manage a fund to help combat global warming called the Global Carbon Initiative. Use of greenhouse gas savings; Funds to be collected for project; Role of bank; Concerns about fund from developing countries in the Group of 77; Role of...
- THE WINNERS IN A WARMING WORLD.
Masood, Ehsan // Newsweek (Pacific Edition); 4/16/2007, Vol. 149 Issue 16/17, p42A map of the world is presented with information on the economic effects of global warming.
- THE WINNERS IN A WARMING WORLD.
Masood, Ehsan // Newsweek (Atlantic Edition); 4/16/2007, Vol. 149 Issue 16/17, p48A map of the world is presented with information on the economic effects of global warming.
- Climate change.
Banyard, Peter // Credit Management; Jan2001, p39Ponders global warming and its financial implications, before going on to claim that credit card security leaves a lot to be desired. Financial implications of climate change; Complaints against credit cards; Credit management's link to home ownership.
- Insurance firms ask if global warming swells disaster rate.
Burke, Justin // Christian Science Monitor; 3/29/95, Vol. 87 Issue 85, p9Examines the outcome of global warming for the insurance companies in the US. Views of Frank Nutter, president of Reinsurance Association of America; Statistics of natural catastrophes in the US; Cause of global warming.
- Not to worry, say business lobbyists.
Levy, David // Dollars & Sense; Nov/Dec97, Issue 214, p20Focuses on global warming and the position of big business on the issue. Preparations for an advertising campaign aimed to portray an emissions treaty as an economic disaster; Contention that business are more concern with their profits than with the environment; Names of the major business...
- Two-and-a-Half Millennia of European Climate Variability and Societal Responses.
Levy, David // CO2 Science; 4/27/2011, Vol. 14 Issue 17, p7The article considers the reconstructions of central European summer climate variability over the past 2500 years. It references a study "2500 years of European climate variability and human susceptibility," by U. Buntgen, et al. published in the 2011 issue of "Science." The author disagrees...
- Should US pay bulk of global warming tab?
Knickerbocker, Brad // Christian Science Monitor; 11/28/97, Vol. 90 Issue 3, p1Looks at the debate over which countries should bear the greatest part of the cost for reducing global warming. Why European nations feel the United States should bear the greatest responsibility; How President Clinton's reduction proposals compare to what the European Union has proposed; How...
- A carbon copy of the NEP.
Koch, George // Alberta Report / Newsmagazine; 06/23/97, Vol. 24 Issue 28, p22Examines global warming from the perspective that the theory is unfounded and dangerous. Science of global warming as theoretical and speculative; Cautions concerning the carbon monoxide (CO2) treaty to be signed by 150 nations in Kyoto, Japan, December of 1997; The Intergovernmental Panel on...
- The Climbing Cost of Climate Change.
Koch, George // Earth Island Journal; Summer2001, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p19Deals with the increasing losses brought about by global warming. Statement issued by Klaus Toepfer, executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme, on the problem; Findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report on global warming; Predictions for the cost of...
- Clinton answers roundtable.
Koch, George // Chemical Week; 6/18/97, Vol. 159 Issue 24, p7Reports on the response of President Bill Clinton on the newspaper ads by the `Business Roundtable' that called for an open debate on global warming policy and its economic impact. Hopes of U.S. negotiators on global warming treaty.
- Expert Opinion on Climatic Change.
Nordhaus, William D. // American Scientist; Jan/Feb94, Vol. 82 Issue 1, p45Presents the results of a survey on the economic impact of potential greenhouse warming. Ability of societies to adapt to climatic changes; Description of possible global warming scenarios; Concerns of the respondents on ecosystems.
- GLOBAL WARMING IS NOT AN ACUTE PROBLEM.
Lou�ek, Marek // New Presence: The Prague Journal of Central European Affairs; Spring2009, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p58The article discusses implications of global warming. It stresses the prediction of the United Nations that global warming will play a big role in the prosperity in both the developed and developing countries. It states that income will increase so people in the developing world will be...
- Global Illusions.
Buell, John // Humanist; Jan/Feb98, Vol. 58 Issue 1, p42Reports on global warming which has become the most sweeping, tangled and contentious environmental issue of modern times. Significance of the 1997 international climate meeting to the world's economy and environment; Forest fires as contributors to greenhouse gases; Reason why the promotion of...
- Global warming, trade chilling.
Srodes, James // World Trade; Apr98, Vol. 11 Issue 4, p14Confronts the implications of the global warming agreement which Clinton administration delegates have signed in Kyoto, Japan. Impact of the greenhouse gas emissions on United States jobs; Ways of achieving President Bill Clinton's state plan of reducing United States greenhouse gas emissions...
- The Cost of Combating Global Warming.
Schelling, Thomas C. // Foreign Affairs; Nov/Dec97, Vol. 76 Issue 6, p8Discusses the economic aspects in combating the problem of global warming. How industrialized nations should shoulder the expense in solving the problem of global warming; Effects of climatic changes on the economy of developing countries; Historical background of global warming; Political...
- Warning from EEI.
Wilner, Frank N. // Traffic World; 11/2/98, Vol. 256 Issue 5, p12Focuses on the effects of global warming on the transportation industry, coal and electricity prices in the United States. Reduction of emissions of six greenhouse gases; Ratification of Kyoto protocol; Economic consequences on the adoption of the Kyoto protocol.
- Allison Ewing.
Ewing, Allison // Investigate; Jul2008, Vol. 8 Issue 90, p24The author discusses the implications of a world tax to combat climate change. She believes that if such a tax ever came into being it would be controlled by the United Nations (UN), thereby creating a form of global government. This, she claims, will lead to absolute dominance by one world body...
- On the optimum trend of fossil fuel taxation.
Sinclair, Peter J.N. // Oxford Economic Papers; Oct94, Vol. 46 Issue 4, p869Presents a model yielding a trend in an ad valorem fossil fuel tax that takes to internalize the externality from emissions. Decline of interest rates with global warming; Reduction of fossil fuel depletion; Information about the damage emissions cause.
- Global warming should have a serious economic impact on N.H., someday.
Sanders, Bob // New Hampshire Business Review; 08/27/99, Vol. 21 Issue 19, p1Discusses the economic effects of global warming on New Hampshire. Projected effects; Remarks from Steven Hamburg, an environmental studies professor at Brown University on the matter; Implication on ski industry, recreational fishing and on tourism.
- Global warming is a major threat to national and global prosperity.
Adler, Jonathan H. // World & I; Dec97, Vol. 12 Issue 12, p168Disputes claims that global warming will adversely affect national and international economy. Nature's constant flux; Absence of correlation between warmer temperatures and increased hurricane activity; Benefits of increased level of carbon dioxide for plants; Advantages for farming, timber and...
- Climate harms today's economy.
Adler, Jonathan H. // New Scientist; 9/29/2012, Vol. 215 Issue 2884, p5The article discusses a report by the Spanish non-profit organisation DARA, titled "Climate Vulnerability Monitor," that suggests climate change is having a negative impact on the global economy in the 21st century.
- A lunatic way to count the cost.
Adler, Jonathan H. // New Scientist; 4/8/95, Vol. 146 Issue 1972, p5Reports the denouncement of the studies by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climatic Change (IPCC), on the economic impact of global warning, by Paul Ekins of Birkbeck College in London. Ekins' comments on the procedural defect in the method of analysis; Reaction of Indian environment minister...
