This Earth Day, let’s work together to protect the planet AND our wallets!

[Consumer Reports]   Friend, This Earth Day, you can take tangible action to help tackle climate change by joining with Consumer Reports as we work for a more sustainable, affordable future. Our recent financial-impact study of the failure to deal with climate found it will add an extra $500,000 to lifetime costs for a child born today. Dramatic cost increases in housing, energy, food, will make it nearly impossible for the average person to make ends meet, making it more important than ever that we work together to protect your family, and future generations, from the exorbitant costs of this crisis. [Sign up to join CR’s efforts to push for a more sustainable future.]( We’ll provide you with information you need to lower your costs today, and invite you to a broader discussion about what we can do together to make real change!  [Sign up now](  Drew ToherConsumer Reports --------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Friend, This Earth Day, Consumer Reports has put a price tag on the potential failure to deal with climate change: nearly $500,000 in extra costs to a baby born this year – an enormous financial burden for future generations.  Our study, by the global data-analysis firm ICF, examined the financial impact increasing temperatures can have over an 80-year lifetime. The higher costs for housing, energy, and food associated with more drought and wildfires, damaging weather events, and higher sea levels could make it difficult for the average American to make ends meet. And personal income could also drop significantly as employers struggle to absorb climate costs. Scary? Yes. Hopeless? Absolutely not. We can dramatically reduce these staggering costs if we work together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and make other critical decisions. [Sign up to join CR’s efforts to push for a sustainable future.]( We’ll provide you with information you need to lower your costs today, and invite you to a broader discussion about what we can do together to make real change!  [Sign up now](  While most climate studies look at how warming temperatures broadly impact the environment or the economy, Consumer Reports wanted to detail concrete examples of what the financial costs of climate change can be for our kids and grandkids: Housing: Extreme weather-related damage can significantly increase the cost of repairing, maintaining, and insuring a home. The study estimates climate change could lead to an increase in housing costs of $125,000 over the lifetime of a person born in 2024. Energy: Climate change is expected to increase the cost of heating and cooling a home. A rise in extreme weather conditions can also threaten power plants and other energy infrastructure, which could lead to expenses that companies pass onto their customers. The overall increase in lifetime energy expenses is an estimated $88,000. Food: A changing climate is expected to disrupt food systems, reduce access to food, and lead to higher food prices, driving up lifetime costs for a 2024-born American by an estimated $33,000. CR is working to reduce pollution from new cars and trucks, and making sure that home products are more energy efficient. And to help lower energy costs today, we have advice for what you can do around your house, from do-it-yourself projects to smart swaps for more efficient appliances. [Join with us, and we’ll provide you with information you need to lower your costs today,]( invite you to a larger discussion about what we can do to create the sustainable and affordable future all consumers deserve.  [Sign up now](  [Read more about our study,]( and please share this important information with friends and family concerned about climate change – especially new parents who can help make the future more sustainable for their children. Drew ToherConsumer Reports [Unsubscribe from Consumer Reports action alerts.]( © 2022 Consumer Reports, 101 Truman Avenue, Yonkers, NY, 10703 [Contact Consumer Reports](