The Uzbekistan-shaped hole in an influential climate cost paper
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The Uzbekistan-shaped hole in an influential climate cost paper

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 3, 20268 min
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How much could climate change cost the global economy? That would be a very useful thing to know, and scientists have developed statistical models that they think can help give a reasonable answer. These involve finding the patterns in economic data associated with temperature changes - and then applying them to the future changes that are predicted as the globe warms. In 2024, a scientific paper was published that apparently offered the most accurate projection yet of that potential cost - analysing the impact of temperature on economic activity at a far more granular level than...

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Hello and thanks for downloading the More or Less podcast. With a programme that looks at the numbers in the news, in life and in regional Uzbek growth stats. I'm Tim Harford.

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How much could climate change cost the global economy? That would be a very useful thing to know, and scientists have developed statistical models that they think can help give a reasonable answer. These involve finding the patterns in economic data associated with temperature changes,

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then applying them to the future changes that are predicted as the globe warms. In 2024, a scientific paper was published that apparently offered the most accurate projection yet of that potential cost, analysing the impact of temperature on economic activity at a far more granular level than had been attempted before.

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