Climate costs: Climate costs encompass the economic, social, and environmental expenses incurred due to climate change impacts. These include mitigation costs (efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions), adaptation expenses (adjustments to cope with changing conditions), health impacts, infrastructure damage, and losses in agriculture or biodiversity. Evaluating and addressing these costs are crucial in developing effective climate policies and strategies. See also Climate change._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. |