One retracted study doesn’t offset a decade of literature and common sense, all of which make it obvious that a hotter, more chaotic planet is a poorer planet.

From Bloomberg:

“Anyway, with forecasts this distant in systems this hopelessly complex, we might as well be talking about using a laser beam to split hairs on a pig riding a meteor through the Andromeda galaxy. The critical takeaway is that all the literature on climate and economics points in the same direction, even if it disagrees on the particulars: A hotter planet is one with less economic growth. And the hotter the planet, the lower the growth. Even at RCP 4.5, the current [middle-of-the-road](https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/emissions-are-no-longer-following) emissions scenario, we still risk heating of 3C to 4C. That will still be devastating to human health and well-being.”