The list of specific benefits will likely become even longer over time as 'climate' can also split out into drought/water use, or land use/deforestation, or the shorter term impact of methane reduction vs CO2. All of which are topics likely to increase in importance the next few years...
Don't have a detailed map, but just in the Netherlands where I'm based, after 3 super dry years the country is reserving 800m euros to counter the effects drought (and we're below sea level so you'd think there would be plenty if we want :)). And after a hot period, the population is asked to stop spraying their grass or fill kids' pools. So, the first hiccups are here for European countries that didn't have issues before. Not sure where "crisis levels" will be hit first, but would be interesting to look into a bit more.
"There were only slight changes to the areas of drought under a mid-range emissions scenario versus a high-emissions pathway. However, the change in the magnitude of drought with a higher emissions scenario was more marked, telling us that early mitigation of greenhouse gases matters."
Thanks!
The list of specific benefits will likely become even longer over time as 'climate' can also split out into drought/water use, or land use/deforestation, or the shorter term impact of methane reduction vs CO2. All of which are topics likely to increase in importance the next few years...
I'd be curious where geographically you think drought and water issues will crop up first as startups eye potential markets.
Don't have a detailed map, but just in the Netherlands where I'm based, after 3 super dry years the country is reserving 800m euros to counter the effects drought (and we're below sea level so you'd think there would be plenty if we want :)). And after a hot period, the population is asked to stop spraying their grass or fill kids' pools. So, the first hiccups are here for European countries that didn't have issues before. Not sure where "crisis levels" will be hit first, but would be interesting to look into a bit more.
Here's some more recent geographic predictions: https://phys.org/news/2020-06-latest-climate-intense-droughts.html
"There were only slight changes to the areas of drought under a mid-range emissions scenario versus a high-emissions pathway. However, the change in the magnitude of drought with a higher emissions scenario was more marked, telling us that early mitigation of greenhouse gases matters."