With a reference to the Stern Review, MEPs underline the economic, social and health costs of inaction , which would cause damage corresponding to 5-20% of global GDP per year, whereas the cost of a sound climate policy and investment in clean technologies is put at between 0.5% and 1% of global annual GDP up to 2050.
Parlaments norāda, ka ir iespējama vienlaicīga ievērojama emisiju samazināšana un ekonomiska attīstība, un šie centieni ir pat nepieciešamais ilgtspējīgas attīstības priekšnoteikums turpmākajos gadu desmitos.