Article 5Q0Z4 Children set for more climate disasters than their grandparents, research shows

Children set for more climate disasters than their grandparents, research shows

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Damian Carrington Environment editor
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Climate crisis brings stark intergenerational injustice but rapid emission cuts can limit damage

People born today will suffer many times more extreme heatwaves and other climate disasters over their lifetimes than their grandparents, research has shown.

The study is the first to assess the contrasting experience of climate extremes by different age groups and starkly highlights the intergenerational injustice posed by the climate crisis.

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