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If the year ends with a warm spell in France, 2021 was marked by natural disasters whose cost would amount to 150 billion euros.
The climate bill for 2021 is up compared to previous years: 150 billion euros. The costliest disaster in history occurred last August when Hurricane Ida hit the United States. A month earlier, floods devastated Europe with damage affecting 38 billion euros. “The situation is surreal, it’s ghostly. Shocking”, commented former German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
China, Canada… All continents are affected by fires, drought or frost. And the climate cost is accelerating: it is rising 178% in four years on a global scale. In France, insurers predict a doubling of claims by 2050 and mention the difficulty of paying the bill. Without action, users could see their insurance rates increase by 200% in thirty years.