Both climate change and the coronavirus pandemic are global crises that require thoughtful and significant action on the part of government, individuals, and businesses. So, what does this have to do with climate change? Climate change is scrambling ecosystems and allowing diseases to move beyond their invisible borders, as with mosquito-borne illnesses. After decades of research and modeling, we now understand that climate change is not just affecting our physical world, it’s also affecting the economics of our society. “Climate change is a business cost in terms of disruption to employee health due to greenhouse gases, and maybe consumer health and buying habits as well.

Source: Forbes July 17, 2020 19:07 UTC