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ANS -31) All of the Above . Because Abatement means reduction in something. Eg- Here lets take pollution abatement so it means reduction in pollution. For that we give up resources in present by using fewer resources to save them for future or to just avoid any negative impact. This further offsets our damages and reduces the need to adapt.
ANS-32) They think that future will be worse. Discounting means comparing the future value by converting it into present value with the present. It gives them an insight on how much the future costs and benefits are worth today.
ANS-33) So that they can earn interest on funds in future.
ANS-34) Reducing damage by mitigation.
ANS-35) Optimal temperature conditional on abatement and damage.
ANS-36) NO it can vary over time. depending upon growth in economy and income and preference given to money as compared to future , value of money etc
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Question Completion Status: QUESTION 31 Why is abatement so important? Because it can offset damages Because...
Question Completion Status: QUESTION 13 Which of these is an abatement technique? Building a hurricane-proof house...
Question Completion Status: QUESTION 13 Which of these is an abatement technique? Building a hurricane-proof house Building a flood barrier Driving less Not going outside when it is too hot QUESTION 14 What do Integrated Assessment Models try to predict? Temperature Optimal temperature at minimum economic damage O Greenhouse gas emissions Economic damages minus abatement costs QUESTION 15 Which of these factors will increase the economic damage from climate change? High levels of abatement Low levels of abatement More countries...
QUESTION 4 What does the Social Cost of Carbon include? Only damages from climate change each...
QUESTION 4 What does the Social Cost of Carbon include? Only damages from climate change each year Only damages from climate change every year Future damages net of abatement Future damages plus abatement cost QUESTION 5 What does the Marginal Abatement Cost function show? How much it costs to abate an extra unit of carbon How much it costs to increase temperatures How much it costs to abate ll carbon emissions How much it costs to reduce climate change damages...
Question Completion Status: QUESTION 10 What is the elasticity of the marginal utility of consumption? OA...
Question Completion Status: QUESTION 10 What is the elasticity of the marginal utility of consumption? OA measure of future uncertainty A measure of how much richer people value extra consumption A measure of the social discount rate A measure of present value consumption QUESTION 11 Why might gamma discounting make sense? People do not discount at constant rates People do discount at constant rates People do not like the future as much as the present People like the future more...
QUESTION 1 What will happen if we decrease our abatement of carbon over time? OEconomic damages...
QUESTION 1 What will happen if we decrease our abatement of carbon over time? OEconomic damages will decrease Economic damages will increase The optimal temperature goal will decrease Economic damages will be unchanged QUESTION 2 What does the Social Cost of Carbon tell us? Dollar value of damage per ton of carbon Dollar value of abatement per ton of carbon Amount paid by taxpayers to offset carbon emissions Amount paid by the government to encourage non-carbon energy sources QUESTION 3...
QUESTION 31 Why is abatement so important? Because it can offset damages Because requires us to...
QUESTION 31 Why is abatement so important? Because it can offset damages Because requires us to give up resources in the present Because it reduces the need to adapt All of the above QUESTION 32 Why do individual people discount the future? they think the future will be worse they think the future is worth more than the present they are impatient the present is uncertain QUESTION 33 What do investors discount the future? they think investments will be better...
QUESTION 34 What is abatement? Getting used to climate change Reducing damages by mitigation Not emitting...
QUESTION 34 What is abatement? Getting used to climate change Reducing damages by mitigation Not emitting carbon Cleaning up damages from emissions QUESTION 35 Which of the following is not an economic metric for estimating climate change damages? Social damage as a function of GDP social cost of carbon O optimal temperature conditional on abatement and damage total stock of carbon emissions QUESTION 36 Is the social discount rate a constant value? Yes, it is always positive No, it can...
QUESTION 37 If the abatement cost function is very steep, what does that mean for the...
QUESTION 37 If the abatement cost function is very steep, what does that mean for the optimal temperature increase? O. It should be lower It should be higher & if it is expensive to abate, we should abate less and let the temperature rise It should be unchanged It depends on the energy source QUESTION 38 What is the relationship between abatement and climate change damages? As abatement goes up, damages go up As abatement goes up, damages go down...
QUESTION 31 Why is abatement so important? Because it can offset damages Because requires us to give up resources in th...
QUESTION 31 Why is abatement so important? Because it can offset damages Because requires us to give up resources in the present Because it reduces the need to adapt All of the above
QUESTION 35 Which of the following is not an economic metric for estimating climate change damages?...
QUESTION 35 Which of the following is not an economic metric for estimating climate change damages? O Social damage as a function of GDP o social cost of carbon O optimal temperature conditional on abatement and damage total stock of carbon emissions
Completion Status QUESTION 19 What is the pure rate of time preference? The value placed on...
Completion Status QUESTION 19 What is the pure rate of time preference? The value placed on consumption The social discount rate The value placed on each generation The discounted value of economic growth QUESTION 20 With a lower value for the discount rate, that means the incentive to address climate change problems will: Rise- the future is worth more Fall à the future is worth less and climate change is in the future Stay the same Rise - the future...
Question Completion Status: QUESTION 13 Which of these is an abatement technique? Building a hurricane-proof house Building a flood barrier Driving less Not going outside when it is too hot QUESTION 14 What do Integrated Assessment Models try to predict? Temperature Optimal temperature at minimum economic damage O Greenhouse gas emissions Economic damages minus abatement costs QUESTION 15 Which of these factors will increase the economic damage from climate change? High levels of abatement Low levels of abatement More countries...
QUESTION 4 What does the Social Cost of Carbon include? Only damages from climate change each year Only damages from climate change every year Future damages net of abatement Future damages plus abatement cost QUESTION 5 What does the Marginal Abatement Cost function show? How much it costs to abate an extra unit of carbon How much it costs to increase temperatures How much it costs to abate ll carbon emissions How much it costs to reduce climate change damages...
Question Completion Status: QUESTION 10 What is the elasticity of the marginal utility of consumption? OA measure of future uncertainty A measure of how much richer people value extra consumption A measure of the social discount rate A measure of present value consumption QUESTION 11 Why might gamma discounting make sense? People do not discount at constant rates People do discount at constant rates People do not like the future as much as the present People like the future more...
QUESTION 1 What will happen if we decrease our abatement of carbon over time? OEconomic damages will decrease Economic damages will increase The optimal temperature goal will decrease Economic damages will be unchanged QUESTION 2 What does the Social Cost of Carbon tell us? Dollar value of damage per ton of carbon Dollar value of abatement per ton of carbon Amount paid by taxpayers to offset carbon emissions Amount paid by the government to encourage non-carbon energy sources QUESTION 3...
QUESTION 31 Why is abatement so important? Because it can offset damages Because requires us to give up resources in the present Because it reduces the need to adapt All of the above QUESTION 32 Why do individual people discount the future? they think the future will be worse they think the future is worth more than the present they are impatient the present is uncertain QUESTION 33 What do investors discount the future? they think investments will be better...
QUESTION 34 What is abatement? Getting used to climate change Reducing damages by mitigation Not emitting carbon Cleaning up damages from emissions QUESTION 35 Which of the following is not an economic metric for estimating climate change damages? Social damage as a function of GDP social cost of carbon O optimal temperature conditional on abatement and damage total stock of carbon emissions QUESTION 36 Is the social discount rate a constant value? Yes, it is always positive No, it can...
QUESTION 37 If the abatement cost function is very steep, what does that mean for the optimal temperature increase? O. It should be lower It should be higher & if it is expensive to abate, we should abate less and let the temperature rise It should be unchanged It depends on the energy source QUESTION 38 What is the relationship between abatement and climate change damages? As abatement goes up, damages go up As abatement goes up, damages go down...
QUESTION 31 Why is abatement so important? Because it can offset damages Because requires us to give up resources in the present Because it reduces the need to adapt All of the above
QUESTION 35 Which of the following is not an economic metric for estimating climate change damages? O Social damage as a function of GDP o social cost of carbon O optimal temperature conditional on abatement and damage total stock of carbon emissions
Completion Status QUESTION 19 What is the pure rate of time preference? The value placed on consumption The social discount rate The value placed on each generation The discounted value of economic growth QUESTION 20 With a lower value for the discount rate, that means the incentive to address climate change problems will: Rise- the future is worth more Fall à the future is worth less and climate change is in the future Stay the same Rise - the future...
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