Researcher: Tackling climate change will help protect the economy

Some people worry that taking action on climate change may harm the economy.

Pretis: “But the costs of inaction are much higher.”

Taking action on climate change may hurt the
economy, but the costs of inaction are much higher.

Felix Pretis of the University of Victoria in British Columbia says the effects of climate change can hurt economies in many ways.

For example, hot weather can make workers less productive. Consider industries such as …

Pretis: “… housing, construction, any work outside, people are more efficient at certain temperatures.”

Droughts can reduce crop yields. And extreme storms and wildfires can shut down businesses or make it hard for people to work.

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