The economic and human costs of climate change are already
here according to a new study; significantly contributing to the deaths of
nearly 400,000 people a year and costing upwards of $1.2 trillion a year in
economic costs — that’s 1.6% of the annual global GDP.
Developing countries have so far been bearing the brunt of
the damage, according to the research. The agricultural production systems
there, when damaged by extreme weather, directly cause the deaths of the people
depending on them; from malnutrition, poverty, and associated diseases.