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- the_dunk_tank
- cross-posted to:
- the_dunk_tank
A 1C increase in global temperature leads to a 12% decline in world gross domestic product, researchers have found
Archived version: https://archive.ph/shPHW
Report: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w32450/w32450.pdf
Also the US just put massive import taxes on solar panels and EVs, two technologies that could really make an impact on slowing down the problem.
Also the US exports more methane gas than any country on earth. Methane is 30x more powerful a greenhouse gas than CO2. CO2 only tells part of the story