How expensive is it to limit global warming to less than 2°C?
The IPCC reports that the median cost to limit warming to less than 2°C corresponds to an annualized reduction of economic growth by 0.06%, relative to a baseline annual growth of 1.6-3%
https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/SYR_AR5_FINAL_full.pdf
The IPCC reports that the median cost to limit warming to less than 2°C corresponds to an annualized reduction of economic growth by 0.06%, relative to a baseline annual growth of 1.6-3%
https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/SYR_AR5_FINAL_full.pdf
If the world economy would grow 1.6% the world economy in 100 years would be 1.016^100=489% the size of today’s economy.
With measures in place to limit warming to 2C, growth would be 0.06% smaller – i.e. 1.54%.
The world economy would then ‘only' be 461% of the size of today.
With measures in place to limit warming to 2C, growth would be 0.06% smaller – i.e. 1.54%.
The world economy would then ‘only' be 461% of the size of today.
In case the world economy would grow 3% per year the world economy in 100 years would be 1.03^100=1922% the size of today’s economy.
With measures to limit warming to 2C, growth would be 0.06% smaller – i.e. 2.94%.
The economy would then ‘only' be 1813% the size of today.
With measures to limit warming to 2C, growth would be 0.06% smaller – i.e. 2.94%.
The economy would then ‘only' be 1813% the size of today.