Imagining the unimaginable: Synthesis of essays on abrupt and extreme climate change

Pim Martens; Jeroen C.J.H. Aerts; Bas Amelung; Laurens M. Bouwer; Chiung Ting Chang; Maud Huynen; Ekko C. van Ierland; CSA S.A.K. van Koppen; Darryn McEvoy; Arthur P.J. Mol; Jan van Tatenhove

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2010.10.005

Imagining the unimaginable: Synthesis of essays on abrupt and extreme climate change

Pim Martens^*
, Jeroen C.J.H. Aerts
, Bas Amelung
, Laurens M. Bouwer
, Chiung Ting Chang
, Maud Huynen
, Ekko C. van Ierland
, CSA S.A.K. van Koppen
, Darryn McEvoy
, Arthur P.J. Mol
, Jan van Tatenhove

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

With a shutdown or slowdown of the oceanic thermohaline circulation, which acts as a conveyor belt that transports warmer waters northwards to the maritime regions of Western Europe, many parts of Europe could face abrupt decreases in temperature, with potentially serious social and economic consequences. What do we know about the potential impacts and society's vulnerability to them, how can we best prepare, and what is the cost of action likely to be? How well prepared are we for abrupt and extreme climate change? This paper reflects on five essays, each looking at the issue through a different lens: legal, institutional, sectoral, multi-sectoral, and economic.

Original language	English
Journal	Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
Volume	2
Issue number	5-6
Pages (from-to)	347-355
Number of pages	9
ISSN	1877-3435
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2010.10.005
Publication status	Published - 12.2010

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SDG 13 Climate Action

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Sustainability sciences, Communication

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Social Sciences(all)
Environmental Science(all)

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Martens, P., Aerts, J. C. J. H., Amelung, B., Bouwer, L. M., Chang, C. T., Huynen, M., van Ierland, E. C., van Koppen, CSA. S. A. K., McEvoy, D., Mol, A. P. J., & van Tatenhove, J. (2010). Imagining the unimaginable: Synthesis of essays on abrupt and extreme climate change. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2(5-6), 347-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2010.10.005

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Imagining the unimaginable: Synthesis of essays on abrupt and extreme climate change

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