The people affected by expensive climate disasters are often among the most vulnerable—and are asking wealthy nations to pay up.
Summary
- This past year saw an inundation of climate disasters worldwide.
- Out of the 15 climate-related disasters described in the study, ten have cost more than a billion dollars worth of damages.
- This will be the sixth year out of the last ten that have cost over $100 billion due to global natural catastrophes.
- The report reflects a 13 percent increase in the price pinned to the most damaging climate disasters.
- “If we’re throwing billions away to mop [after the climate disasters], why aren’t we spending those billions instead to try and avoid all of this happening anyway?” she says.