Lord Stern: Biggest risks omitted from economic warnings on climate crisis

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New report warns policymakers have been given economic assessments of future climate change impacts which 'omit or grossly underestimate' the biggest risks

Major impacts of climate change that could result in the collapse of ecosystems or mass migration, conflict, and loss of lives are being downplayed by economists as they are outside human experience, according...

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