Global temperature rises and climate change will not only bring disruption to the planet’s ecosystems, weather systems, and sea levels – they will also have an impact on current and future human societies through economic turmoil. 

Dr Patrick Brown, of San José State University, finds out when the benefits of meeting the Paris Agreement targets will begin to outweigh the costs.

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239520  

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-018-0071-9