Managing climate risk

Obersteiner, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6981-2769, Azar, C., Kauppi, P., Moellersten, K., Moreira, J.R., Nilsson, S., Read, P., Riahi, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7193-3498, Schlamadinger, B., Yamagata, Y., Yan, J., & Ypersele, J.P. van (2001). Managing climate risk. Science 294 (5543) 786-787. 10.1126/science.294.5543.786b.

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Abstract

Stabilization of atmospheric greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations at a safe level is a paradigm that the scientific and policy communities have widely adopted for addressing the problem of climate change. However, aiming to stabilize concentrations at a single target level might not be a robust strategy, given that the environment is extremely uncertain. The static stabilization paradigm is based primarily on two assumptions: (i), that a safe level of GHG concentrations exists and can be sustained, and (ii) that such a level can be determined ex ante.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) calls for stabilization of GHGs at a safe level, and it also prescribes precautionary measures to anticipate, prevent, or minimize the causes of climate change and mitigate their adverse effects....

Item Type:	Article
Research Programs:	Forestry (FOR) Environmentally Compatible Energy Strategies (ECS) Energy (ENE) Transitions to New Technologies (TNT)
Bibliographic Reference:	Science; 294(5543):786-787 (26 October 2001)
Depositing User:	IIASA Import
Date Deposited:	15 Jan 2016 02:13
Last Modified:	27 Aug 2021 17:17
URI:	https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/6303

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