Event attribution is not ready for a major role in loss and damage

Loss and damage funds are intended to support low-income regions experiencing impacts of human-caused climate change. Currently, event attribution should only play a limited role in determining loss and damage spending, but this role could grow as the field advances.

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Published in:Nature climate change 2023-05, Vol.13 (5), p.415-417
Main Authors: King, Andrew D., Grose, Michael R., Kimutai, Joyce, Pinto, Izidine, Harrington, Luke J.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Climate Change
Climate change causes
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Climate science
Comment
Cost estimates
Cyclones
Decision making
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice
Funding
Human influences
Impact damage
Low income groups
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Summary:Loss and damage funds are intended to support low-income regions experiencing impacts of human-caused climate change. Currently, event attribution should only play a limited role in determining loss and damage spending, but this role could grow as the field advances.
ISSN:1758-678X
1758-6798
DOI:10.1038/s41558-023-01651-2