Into The Red - Counting the cost of climate inaction

Published May 2025
  • Date (DD-MM-YYYY)

    22-05-2025 to 22-05-2026

    Available on-demand until 22nd May 2026

  • Cost

    Free

  • Education type

    Publication

  • CPD subtype

    On-demand

Into the Red underlines a critical fact: the most expensive response to climate change is to do nothing.

Produced by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, working with Dr Richard Dixon, the report provides a comprehensive analysis of over 100 economic reports. It highlights how climate change is already costing Scotland billions each year and if left unchecked, these costs could rise to 5-20% of GDP (around £11bn-£45bn per year) by 2050.

Climate change is not just an environmental risk, it is an economic one, and we are slipping further and further into the red...

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Royal Geographical Society (RGS)

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