Study: Warming-related losses cause more deaths

A recent study shows that the economic losses resulting from global warming indirectly cause an increase in deaths, as economic shocks lead to income collapses and reduced healthcare spending. This explains a significant rise in mortality that exceeds the direct impact of temperature increases. The study confirms that a one-degree rise in global temperature increases annual deaths by approximately 2.5 per thousand people. Of these deaths, 66% are attributed to economic deterioration, especially in developing countries like Africa. Additionally, studies project that if global warming continues to reach two degrees Celsius by the end of the century, the death rate could rise to about 6 per thousand. The findings emphasize that protecting economic activity from the impacts of climate change offers a dual benefit: safeguarding lives and assets. The real challenge, it concludes, is to limit the economic damage caused by global warming to prevent an even greater rise in mortality.

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