Climate Crisis to Cost $38 Trillion Annually by 2050, Study Warns

April 18, 2024
Climate Crisis to Cost $38 Trillion Annually by 2050, Study Warns
  • A new study projects climate change damage to cost $38 trillion annually by 2050, with severe economic inequity.

  • Tropical regions and low-contributing countries to the climate crisis will be disproportionately affected.

  • Economic damages will primarily result from rising temperatures, necessitating immediate climate action.

  • The study calls for a rapid transition to renewable energy to avoid catastrophic outcomes.

  • Financial costs could double by 2100, with the world's poorest suffering disproportionately more.

  • Immediate carbon emissions reductions could limit global income loss to 20%, versus 60% if emissions rise.

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