Bummer: CO2 is already allegedly killing five million people per year (nearly 10 people per minute!!); the public sector allegedly needs to spend another $36 billion annually to prevent bad weather

US$ 36 bn annual funding can meet climate challenge: Report

At a time when extreme weather events are increasingly frequent – and costly – cash-strapped governments are seeking new solutions to address climate change.

This investment could help stabilize global temperatures and would cost less than the US$ 50 billion recently approved by the United States Congress for rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy.

According to a new report launched on Monday in Davos – The Green Investment Report: The Ways and Means to Unlock Private Finance for Green Growth – if the public sector increased its annual investment in addressing climate change by only $36 billion, up from a current spending level of US$ 96 billion, it could mobilize up to US$ 570 billion in private capital.
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Climate change is already causing 5 million deaths a year and is costing the global economy more than US$ 1.2 trillion (or 1.6% in annual global GDP), according to the Climate Vulnerable Forum.