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Environment & Energy

NNadir

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3. I often feel around here that I'm hearing all about how...

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Tue Nov 12, 2024, 08:20 AM

Nov 12

...extreme global heating driving extreme global weather isn't "too expensive."

These costs, which are less than the over 4 trillion dollars spent on so called "renewable energy" since 2015, seem low although they are difficult to precisely determine, but in any case they will surely rise.

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Study: Total Global Costs Of Extreme Weather Over The Past Decade Total $2 Trillion; US Leads, Followed By China, India [View all] hatrack Nov 11 OP

K&R (for whatever it's worth) Think. Again. Nov 11 #1

That figure seems low. I would put it at $2T/year, averaged over ten years. CoopersDad Nov 11 #2

I often feel around here that I'm hearing all about how... NNadir Nov 12 #3