Global climate change and agriculture: An economic perspective

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 UTC 1989

OSTI ID:6877553

Adams, R M

Climate change and related global concerns dominate the current environmental agenda as evidenced by the recent wave of articles, symposia, workshops, and other scientific and lay forms dealing with the issue. While most atmospheric scientists agree that a climate change signal has yet to be detected, concern over potential climate change arising from increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}), methane (CH{sub 4}), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other greenhouse gases is motivating substantial funding increases for such research. Climate change is thus likely to be a major research and policy issue well into the next decade. Scientific interest in climate changes is not a recent phenomenon; research on the relationship between CO{sub 2}, climate and man dates back at least to 1895. Despite substantial uncertainties in the understanding of climate change cause and effects, a scientific consensus has emerged about some aspects of the phenomenon: CO{sub 2} and other trace gases are increasing, and these increases will at some point alter the world's climate.

• Research Organization: Oregon State Univ., Corvallis, OR (USA). Dept. of Agricultural and Resource Economics
• OSTI ID: 6877553
• Report Number(s): PB-90-245853/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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540120* -- Environment
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AIR POLLUTION
ALKANES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON DIOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CLIMATES
CROPS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
FORECASTING
FREONS
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRY
METHANE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
VARIATIONS
WATER SUPPLY