IMF World Economic Outlook Discusses Climate Change

[donsutherland1]

For the first time, the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) semiannual World Economic Outlook report contains a chapter devoted to climate change. The chapter discusses, among other things, the relationship between temperature and precipitation shocks on economic activity, how countries can cope with such shocks, the issue of mitigation, and how low-income countries might be impacted by expected temperature increases through the end of the 21st century. This report provides further evidence that there is deepening understanding that climate change has impacts beyond changes in temperature, precipitation, and other weather-related extremes. The chapter can be found at:

http://www.imf.org/en/Publications/WEO/Issues/2017/09/19/~/media/Files/Publications/WEO/2017/October/pdf/analytical-chapters/c3.ashx

 

[donsutherland1]

The U.S. Government Accountability Office has released a report on the impact of climate change on the United States. This report can be found at: https://www.gao.gov/assets/690/687466.pdf