Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth

Climate impacts set to cut 2050 global GDP by nearly a fifth

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Paris (AFP) April 17, 2024

Climate change caused by CO2 emissions already in the atmosphere will shrink global GDP in 2050 by about $38 trillion, or almost a fifth, no matter how aggressively humanity cuts carbon pollution, researchers said Wednesday. But slashing greenhouse gas emissions as quickly as possible remains crucial to avoid even more devastating economic impacts after mid-century, they reported in the jour

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