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🗞️ Driving the news: Researchers find that the global economy is set to shrink by 20% by 2050 due to ongoing climate change
• This economic impact results from a model analyzing local economies' responses to climate changes over the past 40 years and projecting these trends forward
🔭 The context: The study, using data from over 1,600 global regions, links economic performance with climate factors like temperature and rainfall variability
• Maximilian Kotz, Anders Levermann, and Leonie Wenz employ an empirical method to estimate future economic costs, revealing significant long-term impacts
🌍 Why it matters for the planet: The economic toll from climate change greatly exceeds the costs of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius, estimated at $6 trillion, pointing to a dire need for urgent climate action
⏭️ What's next: Future projections indicate that while wealthy regions might see an 11% drop in income, areas like Africa and South Asia could experience reductions of 22%, highlighting the disproportionate impact on the Global South
📈 One stat: Economic losses by 2050 are projected at $38 trillion
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