The cost of climate change

If the prediction of biodiversity loss, environmental damage is not enough a wakeup call. Perhaps dollars and cents will do.

Something from the Herald - "

Al Gore to advise Gordon Brown on climate change

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Another article from thisismoney.co.uk - Economy faces climate 'calamity'

Here are some figures from the article -

CLIMATE CHANGE BY NUMBERS

£3.68 trillion - the total cost of tackling climate change per year unless drastic action is taken, according to the Stern report.
1% - how much of global gross domestic product (GDP) must be spent if climate change is to be tackled now.
200 million - the number of people who could become refugees after their homes are hit by drought or flood.
40 - the percentage of species that could become extinct due to climate change.
0.5% - the temperature increase across Africa in the past 100 years.
20% - Britain's current target for reducing carbon emissions.
30% - the EU's target for reducing carbon emissions by 2020 under proposals by Gordon Brown.
£10.6bn - the total amount the Stern report recommends should be spent on global research into carbon emissions.
1 in 6 - the number of people in the world whose drinking-water supply could be affected by climate change.