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That’s the self-explanatory headline for a piece I wrote for CNN Business in the US. Major contributors to this number, beyond the direct loss of property include damage to the tourist industry (I estimate up to billion)health effects, including 1000 or more premature deaths from smoke (up to billion)need for massive expenditure to deal with future disastersecosystem destruction and wildlife deaths (impossible to value, but catastrophic) Share this:Like this:Like Loading...
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That’s the self-explanatory headline for a piece I wrote for CNN Business in the US. Major contributors to this number, beyond the direct loss of property include damage to the tourist industry (I estimate up to billion)health effects, including 1000 or more premature deaths from smoke (up to billion)need for massive expenditure to deal with future disastersecosystem destruction and wildlife deaths (impossible to value, but catastrophic) Share this:Like this:Like Loading...
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John Quiggin considers the following as important: environment
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That’s the self-explanatory headline for a piece I wrote for CNN Business in the US. Major contributors to this number, beyond the direct loss of property include
- damage to the tourist industry (I estimate up to $20 billion)
- health effects, including 1000 or more premature deaths from smoke (up to $10 billion)
- need for massive expenditure to deal with future disasters
- ecosystem destruction and wildlife deaths (impossible to value, but catastrophic)