Table 4 Pathways or endpoint effects on safeguard subjects that are resulted from \(\text {CO}_{2}\) emissions to air
Safeguard subject | Substance | Impact category | Category indicator | Pathway (endpoint effects) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Human health | \(\text {CO}_{2}\) | Life expectancy | YOLL: years of lost life | Heat stress |
Starvation | ||||
Flooding | ||||
Malaria | ||||
Cold moderation | ||||
Severe morbidity & suffering | Severe morbidity | Starvation | ||
Malaria | ||||
Heat stress | ||||
Working capacity | Working capacity | Heat stress | ||
Severe morbidity & suffering | Severe morbidity | Starvation | ||
Malaria | ||||
Ecosystem production capacity | \(\text {CO}_{2}\) | Crop production capacity | Crop | Desertification |
climate change | ||||
Rise of sea level | ||||
Fish & meat production capacity | Fish & meat | Starvation | ||
Desertification | ||||
Draught | ||||
Wood production capacity | Wood | Global warming | ||
\(\text {CO}_{2}\) fertilization | ||||
Climate change | ||||
Water production capacity | Irrigation water | Climate change | ||
Drinking water | Climate change | |||
Biodiversity | \(\text {CO}_{2}\) | Extinction of a species | Normalized extinction of species (NEX) | Climate change |
Habitat change |