Latin America faces $100bn climate change bill without action

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Inter-American Development Bank says costs of adapting are significantly lower than the price tag for potential damage

Climate change could leave Latin American and Caribbean countries with a $100bn annual bill by 2050 if the average rise in global temperatures cannot be contained below 2°C. Although the region accounts...

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