|
About | Contact | Mongabay on Facebook | Mongabay on Twitter | Free newsletter |
|
|
US most vulnerable to climate change among world's wealthy nationsJeremy Hancemongabay.com December 06, 2010
"Whilst it is the poorest, most vulnerable nations on earth that will bear the brunt of the climate crisis, the industrialized world is not immune from its impact either. Countries such as the United States will suffer the greatest economic losses from climate change so it is clearly in their own interest to act now to address these impacts, and to mitigate climate change," said DARA Trustee and adviser to the report, José María Figueres, in a press release. Figueres is also a former President of Costa Rica. According to the report, climate change impacts will cost the US around 40 billion dollars a year by 2030, more than any other nation in the world. The US is particularly sensitive to desertification, rising sea levels, and extreme weather.
Related articles
Tags: climate change united states economy economics impacts of climate change impact of climate change jeremy hance green environment Environmental news index | RSS | News Feed | Twitter | Home Advertisements:
![]() T-shirts, shopping bags, calendars, and more.
|
|
|
DON'T LIKE ADS? Become a mongabay supporter WEEKLY NEWSLETTER RECENT FEATURES
POPULAR PAGES Photos
BOOKS BY MONGABAY AUTHORS
FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS / PRINTS
|
| |
|
Copyright mongabay 2010 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from mongabay.com operations (server, data transfer, travel) are mitigated through an association with Anthrotect, an organization working with Afro-indigenous and Embera communities to protect forests in Colombia's Darien region. Anthrotect is protecting the habitat of mongabay's mascot: the scale-crested pygmy tyrant. |