A report from the non-partisan U.S. Government Accountability Office finds the U.S. may be facing significant economic strains due to climate change. A U.S. report found the costs associated with damage attributed to climate change could run up to $35 billion per year by 2050. “The federal government has not undertaken strategic government-wide planning to manage climate risks by using information on the potential economic effects of climate change to identify significant risks and craft appropriate federal responses,” a report published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office said. An annual report from the World Health Organization and UNICEF said global hunger is on the rise, affecting 11 percent of the world’s population, in part because of climate change. Speaking from Harvard University earlier this month , International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde added that cooperation on climate change […]