This paper examines the implications of uncertainty in the carbon-cycle for the cost of stabilizing carbon-dioxide concentrations. We find that uncertainty in our understanding of the carbon-dioxide has significant implications for the costs of a climate stabilization policy, equivalent to a change in concentration target of up to 100 ppmv.
Revised: May 11, 2011 |
Published: October 17, 2006
Citation
Smith S.J., and J.A. Edmonds. 2006.The Economic Implications of Carbon Cycle Uncertainty.Tellus Series B, Chemical and Physical Meteorology 58, no. 5:586-590. PNWD-SA-7242. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00217.x