In the NewsAxiosNovember 27, 2018

Global warming could increase power costs by billions

The big new federal report on the effects of climate change released on Black Friday explores how global warming could eventually increase U.S. power costs by tens of billions of dollars annually. The energy chapter of the 1,656-page report lays out a suite of ways that higher temperatures and extreme weather affect power and fuel infrastructure and availability — and the financial toll. Axios' Generate newsletter visualizes energy spending data from the Lab's 2017 study of climate impacts.

By Ben Geman

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American Climate Prospectus: Economic Risks in the United States
American Climate Prospectus: Economic Risks in the United States
The American Climate Prospectus (ACP) provides a groundbreaking new analysis of climate risks by region of the country and sector of the economy. By linking state-of-the-art climate models with econometric research of human responses to climate variability and cutting edge private sector risk assessment tools, the ACP offers decision-makers a data driven assessment of the specific risks they face.

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