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2 January 2015

Cole Porter Was Right: The Economic Cost Of Climate Change

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There has already been significant discussion of the economic impacts of climate change.
United States Environment

There has already been significant discussion of the economic impacts of climate change.  Damage from catastrophic events, the cost to build adaptation measures such as sea walls; these have all been examined.  Now, a National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper suggests a much more direct measure.  Apparently, we're just not as productive as the planet warms.

Cole Porter knew what he was talking about.

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