'Climate risks demand immediate attention': How extreme weather could wipe almost five per cent off Europe's GDP

Michael Holder
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New analysis from group of central bankers and financial experts concludes delivering on EU's net zero policies could largely guard against projected climate-related losses

A series of climate change-driven extreme weather events could wipe almost five per cent off Europe's projected GDP over the next five years - yet such economic damages could be largely avoided if the...

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