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Climate change could cost Oregon $3.3 billion - Portland Business Journal:

A failure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions could costs Oregonians $3.3 billion annually by 2020, according to a study released Tuesday by the University of Oregon.

The cost translates into 4 percent of Oregon’s household income by 2020.

The study was conducted by Portland-based ECONorthwest for the University of Oregon’s Climate Leadership Initiative’s Program on Climate Economics. The program is run by a steering committee of 19 academics and private economists from Oregon and other western states.

Ernie Niemi, the lead author of the report, said Oregon’s $3.3 billion price tag “is a purposeful understatement.”

What If New Mexico Doesn't Address Climate Change?

If nothing is done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, New Mexico could experience some $3.2 billion in associated costs -- led by wildfires and health-care. This could translate to a tab of 8 percent of annual household income by 2020, according to a report produced for the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative's Program on Climate Economics by ECONorthwest.

What if Washingtonians don't address climate change?

f nothing is done to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Washington is likely to experience some $3.8 billion in associated annual costs -- including $1.3 billion in health related costs alone. That will translate to about 2 percent of median annual household income by 2020, according to a report produced for the University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative's Program on Climate Economics by ECONorthwest.