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Don Beyer: “Even modest warming is going to shrink the economy by hundreds of billions of dollars with higher temperatures raising…”

On the recordApril 27, 2022
Even modest warming is going to shrink the economy by hundreds of billions of dollars with higher temperatures raising costs at an increasing rate.
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Don Beyer
Democratic · Virginia

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Beyer emphasizes the economic risks associated with climate change.

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