For years, environmentalists have been screaming about the effects that global warming will have on our ecosystems and our economies -- but now it appears that the economist have really come around and are agreeing with us. Reuters reported on a British Economist that has once again reaffirmed that inaction in the face of the certain dangers of the climate crisis will have greater impacts than this current financial crisis the world is facing.
"The risk consequences of ignoring climate change will be very much bigger than the consequences of ignoring risks in the financial system," said Nicholas Stern, a former British Treasury economist, who released a seminal report in 2006 that said inaction on emissions blamed for global warming could cause economic pain equal to the Great Depression.
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Clearly, the time to act is now. Get a head start and fight the climate crisis today. Offset your carbon emissions and help as avert another potential financial disaster.