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Net Zero Is Not Just Good Science - It's Also A Good Deal For Ordinary People

05 Jun 2024 | Abstracted from Phys.org

"..misinformed debate over the country's climate transition and legally binding net zero targets risks further dividing people...a new study, we show that achieving net zero and economic well-being are not mutually exclusive goals. In fact, the additional annual cost of pursuing net zero is somewhere between 0.7% and 1% of GDP...the cost of inaction, in the form of more severe climate impacts, has previously been estimated at 1.1% of GDP."

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