ABSTRACT

Climate change as attributed to increased concentrations of GHGs may have significant environmental and economic impacts on the welfare of the entirety of the human race and world society. The impacts of such may be unequally distributed while primarily and most severely affecting developing countries (Cline, 2007). While there is much existing literature suggesting China may have agriculture gains from climate change, more recent studies such as Cline and those made by Chinese academics and institutions point to the opposite. For instance, the latter show how the estimated effects on agriculture output may be significantly adverse. This is particularly true if carbon fertilization does not materialize in practice.