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Author(s): Hatty Willmoth

The US is now paying more than any other country for climate change damage, study suggests

Source(s): British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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Compared to every other country in the world, the US is bearing the biggest brunt of the economic losses inflicted by climate breakdown – and will likely continue to do so.

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Notably, the scientists estimated the US to be the largest emitter of greenhouse gases between 1990 and 2020, responsible for $10.2 trillion (£7.6 trillion) of global harm.

But they also concluded that the US had suffered the most substantial losses of any country, valued at $16.2 trillion (£12.2 trillion), due to climate collapse.

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Themes Disaster losses
Country and region United States of America

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