Prof. Alexander Bassen and Prof. Kerstin Lopatta in the article “Was kostet die Welt?”

The article “Was kostet die Welt” (What does the world cost), written by Kristina Kara, appears in AufRuhr, the magazine of the Mercator Foundation, and deals with the current effects of the climate crisis and species extinction.

Experts have long described global species extinction, together with the climate crisis, as the greatest threat to humanity. Economic research can now help to make the extent of this threat understandable with concrete figures.

The complete article is available here.