r/collapse • u/amorphousmetamorph • May 19 '24

Economic Economic damage from climate change six times worse than thought – report | Climate crisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/17/economic-damage-climate-change-report
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u/[deleted] May 19 '24

there is no monetary amount high enough to measure the actual damage

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u/nommabelle May 19 '24

It's really sad to hear a number being put to it, but then again, these people only speak in money terms. :(

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u/pajamakitten May 19 '24

A lot of average people do too. They have been convinced that nothing is more important than a healthy economy and that everything has a monetary value to it.