Global Warming to cost US $3.8 trillion by 2100
New study argues that hurricane damage, property losses and increased water and energy costs would wipe 3.6 per cent off US GDP
US climate change costs will hit $3.8 trillion by 2100 if inaction on climate change continues, wiping 3.6 per cent off the country's GDP. That is the stark conclusion of a major new study from researchers...
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