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for Policy and Regulatory Analysis: Research on Climate Change Impacts and Associated Economic 

Damages 

Improving the Assessment and Valuation of 

Climate Change Impacts for Policy and 

Regulatory Analysis: Research on Climate Change 

Impacts and Associated Economic Damages 

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EPA's National Center for Environmental Economics (NCER) and 

Climate Change Division (CCD), together with DOE’s Office of Policy 

and International Affairs sponsored a two-day workshop on Modeling 

Climate Change Impacts and Associated Economic Damages. This was 

the second in an EPA/DOE workshop series, "Improving the 

Assessment and Valuation of Climate Change Impacts for Policy and 

Regulatory Analysis." 

The impetus for this workshop series was the 2009-2010 inter-agency 

'social cost of carbon' workgroup that used the DICE, FUND, and PAGE 

integrated assessment models to estimate time paths of the social cost 

of carbon for use in future U.S. government regulatory analyses. A summary of the 

workgroup's findings (854K) is available. The U.S. government’s intention is to revise these 

estimates, taking into account new research findings that were not included in the first round. 

To help motivate and inform this process, EPA and DOE are hosting a series of workshops. The 

November 18-19, 2010, workshop focused on conceptual and methodological issues related to 

integrated assessment modeling and valuing climate change impacts, along with methods of 

incorporating these estimates into policy analysis. The second workshop (January 27-28, 

2011) reviewed research on estimating impacts and valuing damages on a sectoral basis. 

If you have any questions, please contact Elizabeth Kopits (Kopits.elizabeth@epa.gov) or 

Charles Griffiths (Griffiths.charles@epa.gov). 

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DRAFT Executive Summary (270kb) 

DRAFT Summary Report (1MB) 

Workshop Agenda (126.7K) 

Introduction 

Opening Remarks – Progress in estimating climate change impacts (Michael 

Oppenheimer, Princeton University) 

abstract (443.7K), presentation (601.6K) 

Opening Remarks – Progress in valuing climate damages (William Cline, Peterson 

Institute for International Economics) 

abstract (183.5K) 

Sessions covering research on various impact categories: 

Storms and Other Extreme Weather Events 

Impact of Climate Change on Storms and Other Extreme Weather Events (Tom 

Knutson, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) 

abstract (37.3K), presentation (3568.6K) 

Global Damages from Storms and Other Extreme Weather Events (Robert Mendelsohn, 

Yale University) 

abstract (398.5K), presentation (1137.1K) 

Water Resources 

Hydrological/Water Resource Impacts of Climate Change (Ken Strzepek, University of 

Colorado, Boulder, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology) 

presentation (3326K) 

Estimating the Economic Impact of Changes in Water Availability (Brian Hurd, New 

Mexico State University) 

abstract (475.5K), presentation (1750.5K) 

Agriculture 

Biophysical Responses of Agro-ecosystems to Climate Change (Cynthia Rosenzweig, 

NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies) 

presentation (2825.6K) 

Estimating the Economic Impact of Climate Change in the Agricultural Sector (Wolfram 

Schlenker, Columbia University) 

abstract (112.9K), presentation (1611.8K) 

Human Health 

Climate-Associated Changes in Health Conditions/Diseases and Air Pollution (Kristie 

Ebi, Carnegie Institution for Science) 

abstract (551.1K), presentation (763K) 

Estimating the Economic Value of Health Impacts of Climate Change (Maureen Cropper, 

Resources for the Future and University of Maryland, College Park) 

abstract (65.9K), presentation (190K) 

Sea Level Rise 

Sea Level Impacts of Climate Change (Robert Nicholls, University of Southampton) 

abstract (100.6K), presentation (1583.1K) 

Estimating the Economic Impact of Sea Level Rise (Richard Tol, Economic and Social 

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Research Institute)

abstract (110.6K), presentation (619.9K) 

Marine Ecosystems and Resources 

Modeling Climate and Ocean Acidification Impacts on Ocean Biogeochemistry (Sarah 

Cooley, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute) 

abstract (93.6K), presentation (1771K) 

Modeling Climate and Acidification Impacts on Fisheries and Aquaculture (Paul 

McElhany, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) 

presentation (1855.7K) 

Economic Impact of Climate Change and Ocean Acidification on Fisheries (David 

Finnoff, University of Wyoming) 

abstract (274K), presentation (649K) 

Non-market Valuation of Climate and Acidification Impacts on Marine Resources (John 

Whitehead, Appalachian State University) 

abstract (338.6K), presentation (490.4K) 

Terrestrial Ecosystems and Forestry 

Biological Responses of Terrestrial Ecosystems to Climate Change (Karen Carney, 

Stratus Consulting) 

abstract (32K), presentation (1013K) 

Estimating the Economic Impact of Climate Change on Forestry (Brent Sohngen, Ohio 

State University) 

abstract (73.7K), presentation (1285.2K) 

Valuing Climate-associated Changes in Terrestrial Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services 

(Alan Krupnick, Resources for the Future) 

abstract (189K), presentation (848.9K) 

Energy Production and Consumption 

U.S. Energy Production and Consumption Impacts of Climate Change (Howard 

Gruenspecht, U.S. Energy Information Administration) 

abstract (130K), presentation (175K) 

Impacts of Climate Change on Global Energy Production and Consumption (Jayant 

Sathaye, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) 

abstract (219K), presentation (1673.6K) 

Socio-economic and Geopolitical Impacts 

Regional Conflict and Climate Change (Nils Petter Gleditsch, Peace Research Institute 

Oslo) 

abstract (323.2K), presentation (586K) 

Migration Impacts of Climate Change (Robert McLeman, University of Ottawa) 

abstract (196.8K), presentation (3197.8K) 

Panel Discussion: Incorporating Research on Climate Change Impacts into 

Integrated Assessment Modeling 

Panelists: 

David Anthoff, University of California, Berkeley 

Anthony Janetos, Joint Global Change Research Institute, Pacific Northwest National 

Laboratory (presentation (653.1K)) 

Robert Mendelsohn, Yale University 

Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies 

Gary Yohe, Wesleyan University (abstract (2714.6K), presentation (574.1K)) 

Date Linked: 02/17/2011

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