LONDON, U.K. - More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030 if the world fails to tackle climate change, a report commissioned by 20 governments said on Wednesday.
As global average temperatures rise due to greenhouse gas emissions,
the effects on the planet, such as melting ice caps, extreme weather,
drought and rising sea levels, will threaten populations and
livelihoods, said the report conducted by humanitarian organisation
DARA.
It calculated that five million deaths occur each year from air
pollution, hunger and disease as a result of climate change and
carbon-intensive economies, and that toll would likely rise to six
million a year by 2030 if current patterns of fossil fuel use continue.
More than 90 per cent of those deaths will occur in developing
countries, said the report that calculated the human and economic impact
of climate change on 184 countries in 2010 and 2030. It was
commissioned by the Climate Vulnerable Forum, a partnership of 20
developing countries threatened by climate change.
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