The Costs of Inaction: The Economic Burden of Fossil Fuels and Climate Change on Health in the United States

Organization: Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, Wisconsin Health Professionals for Climate Action, NRDC

Year: 2021

This report spotlights the enormous, often overlooked, and inequitable health and economic costs of climate change and air pollution from burning fossil fuels on the United States. This report, produced by the Medical Society Consortium on Climate & Health, Wisconsin Health Professionals for Climate Action, and NRDC focuses on the frequently ignored but profound public health problems and costs linked to the climate crisis.