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Increasing droughts will drive ‘billions’ in economic losses in Europe

By Ayesha Tandon Economic damages from droughts in the EU and UK could rise by one third by the end of the century, new research finds – even if warming is limited to 1.5C and countries implement adaptation measures. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, finds that droughts currently drive around €9bn in annual economic losses across the EU a…
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G20 Climate Risk Atlas: South Africa

… and informal settlements, with limited access to electricity - and thus to air conditioning - and poor housing … (3.2%). Air conditio- ning’s contribution to residential electricity demand is minimal (1.1% in 2017, 6% of the … floods of April 2019 severely damaged the electricity grid in the affected areas. CLIMATE CHANGE TODAY 2050Change …

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