(139a) Impact of Climate Change on the US Economy
AIChE Annual Meeting
2014
2014 AIChE Annual Meeting
Liaison Functions
MAC Chemical Engineering Forum
Monday, November 17, 2014 - 12:40pm to 1:10pm
The impact of climate change on the US economy will be presented especially meeting the internationally agreed goal of limiting global temperature rise to 2 degrees Celsius. Global temperature rise beyond the 2 degrees Celsius will lead to many catastrophic consequences including high sea-level rise, extreme disruptive storms, and artic melting. As concluded by the International Energy Agency, meeting the 2 degrees Celsius target will require leaving two-thirds of the earth’s known reserves of oil, gas, and coal underground and unburned with economic impact of great magnitude.