Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It.

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Climate Change Could Cut the Economy in Half. We’re Not Ready for It.

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Climate@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year ago

A new study suggests global warming’s effect on GDP has been vastly underestimated. Will it finally break through the religion of infinite growth?

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