'Planetary Insolvency': GDP could face a 50 per cent hit unless world acts now to curb emissions, report warns

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Institute and Faculty of Actuaries warns climate impacts will become 'future national security issue' unless urgent policy measures are introduced to curb emissions and enhance resilience

The global economy could face a 50 per cent loss in GDP between 2070 and 2090, as catastrophic climate impacts threaten to unleash an era of deadly disasters and socio-economic collapse. That is the...

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