Modeling the climate and carbon systems to estimate the social cost of carbon
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12929472 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tammy M Thompson (American Association for the Advancement of Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-7780 • E-ISSN: 1757-7799 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/wcc.532 |
| OpenAlex | W2809359672 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 30 |
This study compares 10 models of the global carbon and climate systems, that represent model sophistication ranging from very simple parameterizations to Earth System Models of Intermediate complexity (EMICS): DICE, PAGE, FUND, FAIR, Hector, OSCAR, ACC2, MAGICC, MESM, and UVic. The focus of this analysis is on how these models meet scientific design and transparency criteria recommended by a recent Committee of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, for developing a monetized estimate of the future damages from an incremental increase in carbon dioxide emissions in a given year (i.e., the social cost of carbon dioxide [SC‐CO 2 ]). The National Academies report directly addresses methods for estimating the SC‐CO 2 , including a chapter outlining specific recommendations for a carbon/climate module. The carbon/climate piece of the model platform will capture the dispersion of carbon and energy through the earth system, and estimate the resulting change in several globally averaged metrics: temperature change, sea level, and ocean acidity. A number of model characteristics are evaluated and the findings identify models that meet the recommendations associated with each characteristic. Based on these findings, there are several publically available carbon/climate models that would meet the recommendations presented by the National Academies. This article is categorized under: Climate Economics > Economics and Climate Change
Carbon fibers · Climate change · Climate model · Earth system science · Economics · Environmental economics · Geography · Greenhouse gas · Meteorology · Social cost · Sophistication · Transparency (behavior · Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics · Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Computer Science · Environmental Science · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |