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- from <br />I'?`Ol.r(Tr ---we ;ow thut <br />-Chair <br />he U.S. faces signif ca it and diverse econorr c risks <br />from climate change. The signature effects of human-iri-, <br />duced climate change —rising seas, increased damage <br />from storm surge, more frequent bouts of extreme <br />heat —all have specific, measurable impacts on our <br />nation's current assets ansi ongoing economic activity. <br />To date, there has been no comprehensive assessr rrerrt <br />of the economic risks our nation faces frr}(Y, the changing <br />climate. Risky Baseness: The Ecorornic Risks of Climate <br />Change to the ignited Stares uses a standard risk -assess- <br />ment approach to determine the range of potential <br />consequences for each region of the U,S.---as well as for <br />selected sectors of the economy —if we continue on our <br />ire wreck % costlrfb local econo <br />New Yor1, City ✓ it rrrcone. San itf <br />7e Risky Business reporr r details the COSTS <br />f t' r5 '—nn d io.�SSi <br />Fat „— <br />current .ath, The Risky Business research focused on the <br />clearest and rnost economically significant of these risks: <br />Damage to coastal property and infrastructure from <br />rising sea levels and increased storm surge, cli- <br />mate -driven changes in agricultural production and <br />energy demand, and the impact of higher tempera- <br />tures on tabor productivity and public health. <br />Our research combines peer -reviewed climate science <br />projections through the year 2100 with empirically -de- <br />rived estimates of the impact of projected changes <br />mperature, precipitation, sea levels, and storm <br />t �r'i the l U.S economy. We analyze not only those <br />outcomes most likely to occur, but also lower -probability <br />RISKY BUSINESS <br />The Economic Risks of Climate Change In the United Slates <br />