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This 3-page paper provides an overview of how global warming will impact worldwide economics, and how a community in East Washington State can prepare itself for the economic and sociological changes. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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hand, those who "pooh-pooh" global warming claim that initiatives to stop it (such as the Kyoto Protocol) will do nothing more than cost businesses more money as they seek to
reduce emissions and find alternative energy sources. Such businesses, it would be predicted, would pass along their extra costs down to consumers, which would cause the economy to slow down
(because goods would be priced higher). The problem, however, if there is a sudden increase in global temperatures, is that agriculture, among
other things could be impacted. According to The Economist, there is little doubt that rising temperatures can create huge economic harm,
depending on the speed in which global warming takes place (Anonymous, 2004). One estimate points out that doubling of atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide could end up costing between one
percent and 2.5 percent of the global gross domestic product, which is dependent on what types of damages are included (Anonymous, 2004).
The Environmental Protection Agency, for example, points out that about one-quarter of the total economic damage on global warming would end up impacting farmers, as they would not be able
to use certain lands for planting or harvesting crops (Anonymous, 2004). Furthermore, about one-sixth of the total cost would come from an increase in the necessity to cool homes and
offices (Anonymous, 2004). Furthermore, rising levels of the oceans, damage to drinking water supplies and heat waves would account for about 10 percent each of the costs (Anonymous, 2004). Another
10 percent would come from deforestation and rising ozone pollution (Anonymous, 2004). On top of that is the so-called "amenity value," in other words, the price that people would be
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