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Comment 3 for Provides the public and stakeholders opportunities to provide "informal" public comments as part of ARB's 2013 Scoping Plan Update Workshop Series (2013-sp-update-ws) - 1st Workshop.
First Name: Steve
Last Name: Raney
Email Address: cities21@cities21.org
Affiliation: Cities21, Palo Alto
Subject: Research Need: Develop Climate Adaptation Scenarios
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As of 2013, we cannot predict the resultant 2050 world. 2050 is science fiction. As far as climate impacts occurring within the 2013-2050 timeframe, some climate impacts will tend to dampen energy demand and GHG production, whereas some adaptations may consume relatively more energy (example: widespread use of energy-intensive desalinization to address water shortages). A GHG Climate Adaptation Futures Scenario Group should be convened to develop multiple 2050 scenarios over a range of atmospheric GHG levels (some well beyond the IPCC consensus). Policy, GHG impact, and adaptation planning learnings from these scenarios should be logged. Andrew Guzman’s book Overheated serves as one starting point. Andrew Guzman is Professor of Law and Director of the Advanced Law degree Programs at Berkeley Law School, University of California, Berkeley.
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Date and Time Comment Was Submitted: 2013-06-14 12:15:07
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