The bias of integrated assessment models that ignore climate catastrophes

Climatic Change

Volumn 110, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 575-595

  Kaufman, Noah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CLIMATE SCIENTISTS; INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT MODELS; RISK PREMIUM; SOCIETAL RISKS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; DISASTERS; INTEGRATION; RATING; RISK PERCEPTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATASTROPHIC EVENT; CIVILIZATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 84856229098     PISSN: 01650009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10584-011-0140-7     Document Type: Article

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