Research: A quarter of future global GDP at risk by 2050 under 2C global warming scenario

Michael Holder
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Climate policies must account for faster-than-expected warming by 2050 amid significant uncertainties and underpowered mitigation efforts, actuarial experts warn

The world is running a risk of a 25 per cent hit to projected global GDP and a rolling humanitarian crisis should global warming reach 2C above pre-industrial levels by 2050, according to sobering new...

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