Dear Colleagues,

The Paris Agreement adopted by all UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Parties in December 2015 is the first-ever universal legally binding global climate agreement. The target is to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees compared to pre-industrial levels in order to reduce the risks and impacts of climate change and ensure environmental sustainability.

In order to set climate policies, technological, natural science, and economic evidence is needed. In this Special Issue, we will focus on the economic analysis of climate change considering adaptation and mitigation. Climate change affects (usually negatively, but some sectors may benefit) the economy due to adaptation and responses to extreme temperature events, lower water levels in lakes and streams and increased forest fire risk (among others). In addition, cost-effectiveness analysis is used to inform policymakers about the costs, benefits, and tradeoffs of climate change mitigation scenarios. One of the main challenges in assessing the long-term economics of mitigating climate change is the uncertainty of the input parameters of the models to predict climate change that will affect the key macro-economic indicators (employment, economic growth, etc.).

This Special Issue will incorporate articles that examine the economic impacts of climate change using economic models or quantitative assessments. Papers on innovative developments, reviews, and case studies are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. José M. Cansino
Prof. Dr. María del Pilar Espinosa Goded
Guest Editors

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• Climate change
• Economic and environmental modeling
• Cost-benefit analysis
• Econometric analysis
• Uncertainty
• Social cost of carbon
• Carbon price
• Adaptation
• Mitigation
• Consumer behavior—willingness to pay