http://blog1.andreamcdowell.com/2009/11/18/leaving-neverland-the-costs-of-climate-change/ dispatches from the Greater Toronto Bioregion Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:30:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog1.andreamcdowell.com/2009/11/18/leaving-neverland-the-costs-of-climate-change/#comment-1242 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:43:19 +0000 http://blog1.andreamcdowell.com/?p=272#comment-1242 Very true–but the cost estimates for climate change itself range from 3.4% to 20% of global GDP. In contrast, fixing it is a bargain.

]]> http://blog1.andreamcdowell.com/2009/11/18/leaving-neverland-the-costs-of-climate-change/#comment-1241 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:40:44 +0000 http://blog1.andreamcdowell.com/?p=272#comment-1241 I don’t disagree but we shouldn’t understate what 1% of global GDP represents. A 1% drop in GDP globally is a big deal. It may be worth it (and perhaps a false choice really considering the effect on GDP of massive climate change) but its not a small dip.

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