Thursday, February 26, 2009

Why solving the climate crisis will increase GDP

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2009/2/24/162559/088

Higher productivity and lower health costs outweigh additional spending. I think the overwhelming evidence is that a climate-stable future will have a higher GDP, even before avoided climate disruption is counted.

The main extra benefits economists overlook are the helpful side effects other than mitigating the climate crisis -- "positive externalities," in economic jargon.