3. Conclusion
The difficulty of taking account of uncertainties in the decisions to be made in the face of the risks of climate change impacts is a reality. The cost of climate change, without any mitigation measures, is estimated at a minimum of 5% of global GDP, and could reach 20%, whereas mitigation measures would cost only 1% of annual GDP. However, whatever happens to mitigation measures, we will inevitably have to adapt because the climate has already begun to change; ocean masses are moving and the CO 2 injected into the atmosphere is trapped there for several decades. Also, without a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, the state of the atmosphere is likely to reach a critical threshold beyond which adaptation could become extremely difficult, if not impossible. In other words, while adaptation will enable us to protect our societies from the effects...
Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!
Already subscribed? Log in!
Conclusion
Glossary – Definitions
Article included in this offer
"Safety and risk management"
(
463 articles
)
Updated and enriched with articles validated by our scientific committees
A set of exclusive tools to complement the resources
Bibliography
Exclusive to subscribers. 97% yet to be discovered!
Already subscribed? Log in!
