New developments in climate attribution science may help support insurers recover costs in actions against emitters for damages resulting from severe bushfires and other extreme climate related weather events. Anthropogenic climate change in case lawThe role of carbon dioxide in anthropogenic climate change has been acknowledged by the courts. Climate attribution science is the use of statistical methods and computer modelling to compare and observe climate data with global climate simulations that include and exclude human influence. [19] To better quantify the contributions of individual countries to human induced climate change, there is a need to assign climate change responsibility to major emitters. [27] The use of climate attribution science is growing in its use as expert evidence to support these claims.

Source: New York Times October 30, 2023 06:21 UTC