Economic, Enviromental and Social Advantages and Disadvantages of Global Warming

Advantages 

• Winter Heating costs will go down 

• Windier Weather may provide additional power for wind farms

• Intensive agriculture will be able to spread further north into Scotland

Disadvantages

• Increased demand for water in hotter summers will put added pressure on water supplies

Advantages

• New crops such as grapes, olives, oranges and peaches may be able to grow in southern England and conifer trees will thrive in Wales and Scotland

Disadvantages

• Sea levels could rise by 26-86cm by 2080 in the south-east causing flood threats in low-lyng coastal areas and cities such as London. Coastal habitats such as salt marshes will also be affected as sea levels rise 

• Norfolk Broads, worth £5million as a tourist destination may become flooded. Coastal erosion on soft-rock coastlines, such as Norfolk, will increase

• Broad-leafed trees could suffer in drought conditions, especially in Wales

• Droughts and floods will become more likely as extreme weather events become more frequent

Advantages

• Increased length of growing season increases farming and food supply

• Less snow and ice at winter = less transport problems

Disadvantages

• warm climate diseases such as malaria may spread to the UK

• More heat-induced deaths particularly among the elderly

• Scottish Ski Resorts may have to close as snow becomes less common