What role does economic discounting play in cost-benefit analyses of global warming?
What will be an ideal response?
If one adopts a high economic discount rate, then damages that are incurred in the distant future are strongly downplayed. Because global warming is predicted to occur over a time span of several centuries, even a relatively small discount rate can cause future damages to have little effect on one's analysis.
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A) velocity. B) acceleration. C) momentum. D) kinetic energy. E) all of the above
Which Greek letter is used in denoting the spatial distribution of charge in a polar bond?
A) alpha, a B) beta, b C) gamma, g D) delta, d
The convergence of two continental masses is known as a(n)
A. conduction. B. divergent collision. C. subduction. D. continental collision.
At which locations is solar energy most concentrated?
A) Where the Sun is closest to the curved surface of Earth B) Anywhere on Earth, if it is the perihelion C) At places where the angle of incidence is 90° D) At places where the angle of incidence is 0° E) Where the atmosphere has the most water vapor