Responding to Threats of Climate Change Mega-Catastrophes

RFF

This 37-page US discussion paper presents a qualitative analysis of three options for mitigating the risk of climate mega-catastrophes—drastic abatement of greenhouse gas emissions, development and implementation of geoengineering, and large-scale ex ante adaptation—against the criteria of efficacy, cost, robustness, and flexibility

Carolyn Kousky et al.

Climate Change & Environment , Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation Posted: 2009-11-25