TY - JOUR
T1 - Imagining the unimaginable:synthesis of essays on abrupt and extreme climate change
AU - Martens, P.
AU - Aerts, J.C.J.H.
AU - Amelung, B.
AU - Bouwer, L.M.
AU - Chiung Ting Chang, null
AU - Huynen, M.
AU - van Ierland, E.C.
AU - van Koppen, C.S.A.
AU - McEvoy, D.
AU - Mol, A.P.J.
AU - van Tatenhove, J.P.M.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - With a shutdown or slowdown of the oceanic thermohalinecirculation, which acts as a conveyor belt that transportswarmer waters northwards to the maritime regions of Western
Europe, many parts of Europe could face abrupt decreases intemperature, with potentially serious social and economicconsequences. What do we know about the potential impacts
and society’s vulnerability to them, how can we best prepare, and what is the cost of action likely to be? How well prepared are we for abrupt and extreme climate change? This paper reflects on five essays, each looking at the issue through a different lens: legal, institutional, sectoral, multi-sectoral, and economic.
AB - With a shutdown or slowdown of the oceanic thermohalinecirculation, which acts as a conveyor belt that transportswarmer waters northwards to the maritime regions of Western
Europe, many parts of Europe could face abrupt decreases intemperature, with potentially serious social and economicconsequences. What do we know about the potential impacts
and society’s vulnerability to them, how can we best prepare, and what is the cost of action likely to be? How well prepared are we for abrupt and extreme climate change? This paper reflects on five essays, each looking at the issue through a different lens: legal, institutional, sectoral, multi-sectoral, and economic.
U2 - 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.10.005
DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2010.10.005
M3 - Article
SN - 1877-3435
VL - 2
SP - 347
EP - 355
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
IS - 5-6
ER -
