Climate action builds new wealth even as it retires the old, a 169-country study finds

Phasing out fossil fuels sounds like pure loss — until someone counts both sides of the ledger. Researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research mapped 169 countries for a study in Nature Sustainability and found that the economies most exposed to fossil-fuel losses together account for just 6% of global output, while climate policy simultaneously builds new assets: solar and wind resources, healthier economies spared climate damage, and forests that store carbon. Their conclusion is practical, not preachy: where interests differ, cooperation deals can share the gains.

SDG 13 · Climate action