“The Economic Impacts of Climate Change and the Costs of Inaction” is our Site of the Day |
| Published: July 24, 2008, 5:33 pm |
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A new series of reports from the University of Maryland's Center for Integrative Environmental Research (CIER), The Economic Impacts of Climate Change and the Costs of Inaction is being released today at the Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislators (NCSL). Combining existing data with new analysis, the eight studies project the long term economic impact of climate change on Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey and Ohio. Studies on additional states are in the works. The researchers selected the eight states to be analyzed based on the availability of data from prior studies, while avoiding replication of research on states already in the limelight such as California. The researchers also made their selections to provide geographical diversity. "We don't have a crystal ball and can't predict specific bottom lines, but the trend is very clear for these eight states and the nation as a whole: climate change will cost [ Full article ] |
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