1.0Climate Watchhttps://ww2.kqed.org/climatewatchGretchen Weberhttps://ww2.kqed.org/climatewatch/author/gweber/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="u0sQxqB6ZT"><a href="https://ww2.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/02/18/the-cost-of-ignoring-climate-change/">The Cost of Ignoring Climate Change</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ww2.kqed.org/climatewatch/2009/02/18/the-cost-of-ignoring-climate-change/embed/#?secret=u0sQxqB6ZT" width="600" height="338" title="“The Cost of Ignoring Climate Change” — Climate Watch" data-secret="u0sQxqB6ZT" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Much of the debate about addressing climate change revolves around the cost of proposed mitigation efforts. Some say we can't afford the extraordinary measures it will take to cut greenhouses gases. Now, researchers have put some fresh numbers on the cost of doing nothing.http://ww2.kqed.org/climatewatch/wp-content/uploads/sites/54/2009/02/sunheat_sm.jpg