Economic effects of extreme weather from climate change
In this story Ilan Noy writes about human-made climate change increasing the likelihood or intensity of extreme weather events, and the costs of these disasters.
These costs – and their effects on equality – are being underestimated, and greater urgency is needed toward emissions mitigation.
In this blog for the Economics Observatory, Ilan Noy explains:
- extreme weather attribution (how much is due to climate change?)
- the economic costs of Hurricane Harvey
- joining attribution science with economic assessments
- equality ramifications
Read the full article via the Economics Observatory.