Environmental Leader: Climate change is already stripping 1.6 percent annually from global GDP, amounting to $1.2 trillion, a figure that will double to 3.2 percent by 2030 as temperatures escalate and carbon-related pollution continues, according to a DARA report. The Spain-based NGO`s report, "Climate Vulnerability Monitor: A Guide to the Cold Calculus of a Hot Planet," estimates climate change causes 400,000 deaths on average each year, primarily due to hunger and communicable diseases. Separately, fossil fuels...
URL: http://www.environmentalleader.com/2012/09/27/climate-change-pollution-to-wipe-3-2-from-global-gdp-by-2030/
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