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Climate change puts a third of global economy at risk
2013-10-30 04:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNBC: Around one-third of the world's economy by 2025 will be based in countries at "high" or "extreme" risk from the economic impact of climate change, according to risk consultancy Maplecroft. Thirty-one percent or $44 trillion of output will be based in countries classified as most at risk from climate change in Maplecroft's Climate Change Vulnerability Index, which considered a nation's exposure to extreme weather events over the next 30 years alongside its capacity to cope with the impact. "Future...
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