UN Environment Program: Investing in planetary health would deliver higher GDP, fewer deaths, less poverty

A sweeping new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) lays out an ambitious, but achievable, economic transformation: investing in the health of the planet could generate at least $20 trillion in annual benefits by 2070. Released during the United Nations Environment Assembly, the Global Environment Outlook, Seventh Edition (GEO-7), is the most comprehensive environmental assessment yet, drawing on the work of 287 scientists across 82 countries. The report makes the case that stabilizing the climate, protecting ecosystems, and reducing pollution are not just moral imperatives; they are essential economic strategies. Left unchecked, environmental degradation will not only harm public health and biodiversity, but could also erode global prosperity. Keep READING.