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Emissions from Melting Permafrost Could Cost Trillions

2015-09-30 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environmental News Network: While rain forests have long scored attention for their role in trapping carbon, discussions concerning the Arctic have centered on whether or not, or how much, we are going to allow companies to drill for oil far up north. Now, scientists are suggesting the Arctic should have renewed focus for another reason: Climate change, accelerated by the melting of permafrost and resulting greenhouse gas emissions, could cost the global economy, in the long run, as much as $43 trillion. This analysis...

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