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Dislocated interests and climate change
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Davis, Steven J. Diffenbaugh, Noah |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Description | Journal: Environmental Research Letters The predicted effects of climate change on surface temperatures are now emergent and quantifiable. The recent letter by Hansen and Sato (2016Environ. Res. Lett.11034009) adds to a growing number of studies showing that warming over the past four decades has shifted the distribution of temperatures higher almost everywhere, with the largest relative effects on summer temperatures in developing regions such as Africa, South America, southeast Asia, and the Middle East (e.g., Diffenbaugh and Scherer 2011Clim. Change107615–24; Anderson 2011Clim. Change108581; Mahlsteinet al2012Geophys. Res. Lett.39L21711). Hansen and Sato emphasize that although these regions are warming disproportionately, their role in causing climate change—measured by cumulative historical $CO_{2}$emissions produced—is small compared to the US and Europe, where the relative change in temperatures has been less. This spatial and temporal mismatch of climate change impacts and the burning of fossil fuels is a critical dislocation of interests that, as the authors note, has ‘substantial implications for global energy and climate policies.’ Here, we place Hansen and Sato’s ‘national responsibilities’ into a broader conceptual framework of problematically dislocated interests, and briefly discuss the related challenges for global climate mitigation efforts. |
| Related Links | https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/11/6/061001/pdf http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/11/6/061001/pdf |
| ISSN | 17489326 |
| e-ISSN | 17489326 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/11/6/061001 |
| Journal | Environmental Research Letters |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 11 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 2016-05-31 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Environmental Research Letters Environmental Studies |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Environmental Science |
