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Frank Pallone: We know that, if we don't do something about climate change, that the world GDP will decrease by 30 percent and that the…

On the recordDecember 4, 2019
We know that, if we don't do something about climate change, that the world GDP will decrease by 30 percent and that the cost to the American taxpayers directly will be billions of dollars by the end of 2020--'30s.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone warns about the economic consequences of inaction on climate change.

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