Climate Vulnerability Metric: Unequal Climate Impacts in the State of California

Summary

California faces the challenge of understanding how climate change disproportionately impacts its diverse communities. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has developed the Climate Vulnerability Metric (CVM), the state's first community-level metric to quantify these welfare impacts. This metric projects climate change effects through 2050 under a moderate emissions scenario, highlighting that impacts will be highly unequal across the state, with some areas facing significant economic damages while others may see benefits. The CVM is designed to inform policymakers for targeted climate adaptation and mitigation funding, though it currently has limitations in scope and geographical coverage.

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