The Economic Implications of Climate Change in Britain

Martin Parry, Rachel Duncan

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2014
• eBook ISBN: 9781134168651
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Ecology
• Index: Politics & International Relations

Climate change could have a substantial economic impact, particularly on coastal states where seas level rises will be felt most strongly. Among these, the British Isles are likely to be significantly affected, and they provide an excellent case study of the consequences for specific sectors of the economy.

In this book, leading experts - including several authors of reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the UK Climate Change Impacts Review Group - examine the background and alternative scenarios for change, as well as its implications. They look in detail at water supply and management, agriculture and land use, energy, and the finance and insurance sector. In each case, they show how current activities will have to adapt and they conclude by evaluating the arguments for prevention now vs adaptation later. The changes in store could be huge, requiring the attention of academics and professionals from a wide range of disciplines and industries, as well as government action. This book makes a major contribution to understanding what is at stake.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Contributors
• Abbreviations
• Illustrations
• 1 Background to Possible Changes in the British Climate
• 2 The Effects of Sea-Level Rise
• 3 Implications for Water Supply and Water Management
• 4 Implications for Agriculture and Land Use
• 5 Implications for Energy
• 6 Implications for Insurance and Finance
• 7 Greenhouse Policies and the Costs of Mitigation
• References
• Index