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Sheldon Whitehouse: climate change could lower world GDP by 4 percent to 18 percent within 30 years depending on how aggressively we tackle…

On the recordSeptember 19, 2023
climate change could lower world GDP by 4 percent to 18 percent within 30 years depending on how aggressively we tackle it now.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse emphasizes the economic impact of climate change on global GDP.

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