A new study reveals that an average increase of 3 ° C in temperatures could lead to a 40% reduction in the global economy
According to a new study published in Environmental Review Research Letters, the average increase in temperatures will cause a real “fusion” of the global economy. These impacts can reach 40% of everything that occurs today on the planet.
Economy effects can be catastrophic
- At work, researchers analyzed economic damage caused climate change.
- They suggest that environmental factors, such as droughts and storms, would affect food crops, for example.
- This would create hunger, causing a social crisis that would sharpen the effects of inflation and place the global economy on a negative news spiral.
- Remembering that the most intense climatic effects would still generate infrastructure loss, as well as leave climate refugees, which should be absorbed by regions that are already facing their difficulties.
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The study removed a maximum heating limit
From all these scenarios, the team has been able to calculate the impacts of increasing temperatures on global GDP. Although most similar research states that an increase of 4 ° C can reduce the global economy from 7%to 23%, the new study provides that the fall could reach 40%.
Scientists explain the differences between the results. According to them, the previous models suggested that Russia and parts of Europe could benefit from the increase in temperatures. The new data, however, indicate that even these regions would have deteriorated production.
To avoid this scenario, experts indicate that urgent measures need to be taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The work also recommends that the heating of the planet cannot exceed the mark of 1.7 ° C on average.
