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Climate crisis will have huge impact on Africa’s economies, study says

By Nina Lakhani

09 Nov 2022 · 2 min read

It's a cruel irony. The continent that's the least responsible for climate change is the one that's bearing the highest cost in economic terms.

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African countries, which are the least responsible for the global climate crisis, face seeing their GDP growth rate fall by up to 64% by the end of the century, according to research – even if the world succeeds in limiting global heating to 1.5C.

As world leaders hustle over climate action at the UN summit in Egypt, a study commissioned by Christian Aid has found that burning fossil fuels at the current rate will have a huge impact on the finances of African countries. The average hit to GDP per capita could be as much as 34%, finds the report, while the effect on GDP growth will lead to an average 20% reduction in rates by 2050 and a huge 64% on average by 2100.

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