23 Understanding and accounting for the costs of inaction
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“Finally, in the case of air pollution, making use of different estimates for mortality risk avoidance will help decision-makers to see that there are higher- and lower-bound estimates for the costs of inaction.” Reducing emission loads will also tend to bring relief for the intangible assets of biodiversity and nature. Making the best use of environmental science and modelling helps to make environmental protection and precaution a priority. Producing cost estimates should not be left to economists alone, but should rather be seen as a starting point for a broader discussion, featuring also the relevant expertise in health, ecology, demography, modelling and science. Well researched estimates, based on interdisciplinary collaboration, can strengthen some of those scattered and diffuse interests, which during the ordinary processes of policy-making have difficulty making their voices heard.
“This is a reminder that figures for the costs of inaction have often been grossly underestimated.” Reducing emission loads will also tend to bring relief for the intangible assets of biodiversity and nature. Making the best use of environmental science and modelling helps to make environmental protection and precaution a priority. Producing cost estimates should not be left to economists alone, but should rather be seen as a starting point for a broader discussion, featuring also the relevant expertise in health, ecology, demography, modelling and science. Well researched estimates, based on interdisciplinary collaboration, can strengthen some of those scattered and diffuse interests, which during the ordinary processes of policy-making have difficulty making their voices heard.
“The case studies also provide insights into how early warning signals might provide a basis for estimating the costs of inaction, when the science base is less consolidated.” Reducing emission loads will also tend to bring relief for the intangible assets of biodiversity and nature. Making the best use of environmental science and modelling helps to make environmental protection and precaution a priority. Producing cost estimates should not be left to economists alone, but should rather be seen as a starting point for a broader discussion, featuring also the relevant expertise in health, ecology, demography, modelling and science. Well researched estimates, based on interdisciplinary collaboration, can strengthen some of those scattered and diffuse interests, which during the ordinary processes of policy-making have difficulty making their voices heard.
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