[MCN] Economist Tom Power: climate endangers Montana jobs, economy
Lance Olsen
lance at wildrockies.org
Thu Dec 24 09:37:19 EST 2015
1st 4 paragraphs:
Global warming could severely hamper the outdoor economy of the
nature rich state of Montana, a new study by the state's oldest
conservation organization found. Thousands of jobs and about a
billion dollars in earnings may be at jeopardy in the coming decades,
the group found.
As many as 36,000 jobs and slightly over a billion dollars in labor
earning could be lost in the next 35 years if greenhouse gas
emissions don't decline, according to the study commissioned by
Montana Wildlife Federation. The study looked at the potential impact
of a 5 degree Fahrenheit increase on a wide array of recreational
activities, from sports fishing and hunting to skiing and state
parks, but found the greatest potential for job loss in cattle
raising and agriculture.
The economic effect of climate change is substantial but may not
represent the total cost on the state's quality of life, the study's
author said.
"We were really conservative in our estimates," Thomas Power,
professor emeritus in the economics department at the University of
Montana, told ThinkProgress, "although that number of jobs represents
far more than any industrial operation in the state."
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/12/22/3734414/montana-climate-change-costs-jobs/
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