The impact of high-end climate change on agricultural welfare

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dc.contributor.authorStevanović, Miodrag
dc.contributor.authorPopp, A.
dc.contributor.authorLotze-Campen, H.
dc.contributor.authorDietrich, J. P.
dc.contributor.authorMüller, C.
dc.contributor.authorBonsch, Markus
dc.contributor.authorSchmitz, C.
dc.contributor.authorBodirsky, B. L.
dc.contributor.authorHumpenöder, Florian
dc.contributor.authorWeindl, I.
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-19T08:50:30Z
dc.date.available2018-04-19T08:50:30Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractClimate change threatens agricultural productivity worldwide, resulting in higher food prices. Associated economic gains and losses differ not only by region but also between producers and consumers and are affected by market dynamics. On the basis of an impact modeling chain, starting with 19 different climate projections that drive plant biophysical process simulations and ending with agro-economic decisions, this analysis focuses on distributional effects of high-end climate change impacts across geographic regions and across economic agents. By estimating the changes in surpluses of consumers and producers, we find that climate change can have detrimental impacts on global agricultural welfare, especially after 2050, because losses in consumer surplus generally outweigh gains in producer surplus. Damage in agriculture may reach the annual loss of 0.3% of future total gross domestic product at the end of the century globally, assuming further opening of trade in agricultural products, which typically leads to interregional production shifts to higher latitudes. Those estimated global losses could increase substantially if international trade is more restricted. If beneficial effects of atmospheric carbon dioxide fertilization can be realized in agricultural production, much of the damage could be avoided. Although trade policy reforms toward further liberalization help alleviate climate change impacts, additional compensation mechanisms for associated environmental and development concerns have to be considered.en
dc.identifier.eissn2375-2548
dc.identifier.issn2375-2548
dc.identifier.urihttps://depositonce.tu-berlin.de/handle/11303/7658
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.14279/depositonce-6848
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subject.ddc500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik
dc.subject.otherclimate change impactsen
dc.subject.otheragricultureen
dc.subject.otherwelfare economicsen
dc.subject.otherinternational tradeen
dc.subject.otherclimate change adaptationen
dc.titleThe impact of high-end climate change on agricultural welfareen
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.articlenumbere1501452
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.doi10.1126/sciadv.1501452
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.issue8
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.journaltitleScience Advancesen
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishernameAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplaceWashington, DC [u.a.]
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.volume2
tub.accessrights.dnbfree
tub.affiliationFak. 6 Planen Bauen Umwelt::Inst. Landschaftsarchitektur und Umweltplanungde
tub.affiliation.facultyFak. 6 Planen Bauen Umweltde
tub.affiliation.instituteInst. Landschaftsarchitektur und Umweltplanungde
tub.publisher.universityorinstitutionTechnische Universität Berlinde

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