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Protocol for estimating the impact of climate change on economic growth and inequality under climate policies.

ABSTRACT: The impact of climate change on economic inequality has attracted increasing attention from both government and academia. Here, we present a protocol for estimating both the impact of climate change on economic growth and economic growth inequality under multiple climate policies. We describe steps for constructing an uncertainty analysis framework, collecting and pre-processing data, and estimating the climate-economic response. We then detail procedures of predicting climate policy impact and calculating inter-country economic growth inequality. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Tang et al. (2023).¹.

SUBMITTER: Tang Y

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10477741 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

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Protocol for estimating the impact of climate change on economic growth and inequality under climate policies.

Tang Yun Y Duan Hongbo H Yu Shi-Yun SY

STAR protocols 20230825 3

The impact of climate change on economic inequality has attracted increasing attention from both government and academia. Here, we present a protocol for estimating both the impact of climate change on economic growth and economic growth inequality under multiple climate policies. We describe steps for constructing an uncertainty analysis framework, collecting and pre-processing data, and estimating the climate-economic response. We then detail procedures of predicting climate policy impact and ...[more]

PMID: 37632745

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