Climate change is costing trillions — and low-income countries are paying the price

Climate change has so far cost the global economy trillions of dollars, but low-income countries in tropical regions have borne the brunt of these losses, finds a study that analysed the economic consequences of heatwaves worldwide over a 20-year period.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03573-z

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