'Net zero is a no regret policy': How climate action could boost UK GDP by 9.1 per cent

Michael Holder
clock • 6 min read
Climate change is already costing UK 1.1 per cent of its GDP each year | Credit: iStock
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Climate change is already costing UK 1.1 per cent of its GDP each year | Credit: iStock

UK and US researchers have run the numbers on the huge costs of runaway climate change – and the myriad benefits of achieving net zero emissions

How much could climate change impacts cost the UK economy, and how much will it cost the UK to decarbonise and avoid the worst of these impacts? Aside from the clear moral imperative underpinning climate...

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