Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows - short news
Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’
Economic models have systematically underestimated how global heating will affect people’s wealth, according to a new study that finds 4C warming will make the average person 40% poorer – an almost four-fold increase on some estimates.
The study, by Australian scientists, says average global GDP per person will be reduced by 16% even if..
source: The Guardian - 01.04.2025