The Cost of Adaptation for Climate Change

• Main Authors: L V Sorokin, G Mondello
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2013
• Subjects: экономические потери; изменение климата; глобальное потепление; палеоклимат; криосфера; ледниковый период; таяние ледников; уровень океана; Арктика; Антарктида; Гренландия; засуха; наводнение; Economic growth; development; planning; HD72-88; Economics as a science; HB71-74
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/908e0358378442b3aefc2fc03a252c05

During the pre-industrial period the variation of Global Surface Air Temperature on 1 °C change Global Mean Sea Level on 24,79 m (SL < 0) and in the modern time — 7,5 m (SL > 0). For the Global Warming period the rising rate of the Global Mean Sea Level will slowing down in 3,3 times simultaneously increases the Global Surface Air Temperature rate in 3,3 times. In the present time the Global Surface Air Temperature is 0,8 °C higher then pre-industrial level that will lead to the sea-level rise on 6 m. The EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change assume that the global warming must be limited to below 2 °C above pre-industrial level, that within some ages will lead to the sea-level rise on 15 m (15 times grater than for the A1B scenario, with the Sea-level rise up to 1 m). So in the future conditions the EU Strategy on adaptation to climate change do not assume rapid climate changes that will significantly increase the economic losses from Sea Level Rise.