Expert opinion on climatic change
- Yale Univ., New Haven, CT (United States)
This paper discusses the results of an indepth interview survey of experts, both social and natural scientists, about estimates of the economic impact of potential greenhouse warming. The range of estimate impacts was enormous as was the difference between disciplines, particularly mainstream economists and natural scientists. The nineteen survey participants and their affiliations are listed. The general areas discussed in the paper include the following: survey development; estimation of subjective probabilities; description of different scenarios presented; discussion of pertinent answers and general trends in answers including influence of point of view; magnitude of problem; ecosystems; secondary effects; ability to adapt; regional distribution of impacts; nonmarket effects; limits to understanding. 7 figs.
- OSTI ID:
- 5458592
- Journal Information:
- American Scientist; (United States), Vol. 82:1; ISSN 0003-0996
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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