Costs of Climate Change

The U.S. needs a climate law in 2009 by Environmental Defense Fund
The High Cost of Fossil Fuels by Environment North Carolina
Powering America’s Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security by Center for Naval Analyses and the Institute for Public Research
Climate Change in the United States: The Prohibitive Costs of Inaction by Union of Concerned Scientists
Shaping Climate-Resilient Development by Economics of Climate Adaptation Working Group: climate risks could cost nations up to 19% of their GDP by 2030, with developing countries most vulnerable.
Health Problems Heat Up: Climate Change and the Public's Health: North Carolina Does Not Have a Plan for Addressing the Health Impact of Climate Change, New Report Finds Examines U.S. planning for changing health threats posed by climate change, such as heat-related sickness, respiratory infections, natural disasters, changes to the food supply, and infectious diseases carried by insects.

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