nPolicy-makers,
lawyers, the public and the media:
–ÒWas
this flood/drought/... due to climate change/ENSO/É?Ó
–No consensus
on response: question is ambiguous.
–Essential
element in costing climate change impacts.
nThe insurance
industry and its customers:
–Currently
withdrawing from risks that may be influenced by climate change, even risks that may in fact be insurable.
–Understanding
of the origins of current risks allows rational choices of what risks we accept in a changing climate.
nThe
scientific community:
–Because we
want to know what is going on.