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September 26, 2006

Economists and Climate Change

By Thomas Schueneman

London
September 26th, 2006

Economists are apparently divided over the cold financial calculations of the costs of global warming. Will it cost more to do something now to prevent global warming, or should the world just sit back and wait, possibly even enjoying the short term "benefits" of climate change?

The full story is reported here by Gerard Wynn of Reuters

Filed under Environmental News, Global Warming News, Sustainable Economy by Thomas Schueneman

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