Climate change greater threat than COVID: Report

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BY ELIZA BAVIN | MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020 11:33AM

Climate change is set to have a greater impact on the economy than the COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a new report from Deloitte Access Economics.

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