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Climate-driven wildfires in Canada could cost future generations trillions: study

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Stanton, K. (2026, October 9). Climate-driven wildfires in Canada could cost future generations trillions: study. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12093537/climate-driven-wildfires-cost-trillions/

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A researcher from Simon Fraser University estimates that climate-driven wildfires in Canada could cost the country $866 million annually and up to $46 billion cumulatively by 2100, not including health costs. The study projects worldwide wildfire costs could reach $43 billion yearly and $2.1 trillion overall if global temperatures increase by three to four degrees Celsius. While these expenses affect the globe, Canadians will face significant suppression costs, timber yield loss, and recreation impacts from wildfires driven by climate change.

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A researcher from Simon Fraser University, Sian Kou-Giesbrecht, claims that climate-driven wildfires in Canada could cost future generations trillions of dollars. The study estimates global annual costs from wildfires to reach up to $43 billion and cumulative worldwide costs to exceed $2.1 trillion by the end of the century if temperatures rise between three and four degrees Celsius. For Canadians, suppression costs, timber yield loss, and recreation loss are projected at $866 million annually and $46 billion cumulatively by 2100. The study aims to highlight these economic impacts in terms understandable for the general public, emphasizing that health costs were not included in their calculations but would be significant over time scales.

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Canada Canadians Kelowna Kou-Giesbrecht Simon Fraser University

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Canada GPE · 3× Kou-Giesbrecht PERSON · 3× Canadians NORP · 2× City of Vancouver ORG · 1× Kelowna GPE · 1× Okanagan GPE · 1× Sian Kou-Giesbrecht PERSON · 1× Simon Fraser University ORG · 1× Vancouver GPE · 1×

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It did show, however, that progress on green energy developments is helping to keep the most extreme warming scenarios at bay. “And ideally, we would see a lot more of the climate action here in Canada,” Kou-Giesbrecht said.

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🔮 A researcher from Simon Fraser University claims climate-driven wildfires in Canada could cost future generations trillions of dollars.

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Climate-driven wildfires in Canada could cost future generations trillions: study · mixed framing

Claims (14 extracted, 3 hedged)

A researcher from Simon Fraser University claims climate-driven wildfires in Canada could cost future generations trillions of dollars. uncertain

wildfires → claim → dollars

“A motivation of this study was to put it into economic terms that the general public could grasp a little bit better,” researcher Sian Kou-Giesbrecht said. uncertain

Giesbrecht → put → that

The study estimates that the worldwide price tag from wildfires could top $43 billion annually and $2.1 trillion cumulatively by the end of the century if global temperatures continue to warm between three and four degrees Celsius. uncertain

temperatures → estimate → degrees

“These are costs that are born globally – these are not costs that are born on Canadians,” Kou-Giesbrecht said. asserted

Giesbrecht → bear → Canadians

However, that doesn’t mean that Canadians will be spared the financial fallout. asserted

Canadians → mean → fallout

Get daily National news Suppression costs, net timber yield loss and nature-based recreation loss would amount to $866 million annually and $46 billion cumulatively by the year 2,100, researchers estimate. asserted

researchers → get → year

“And I would say that is a pretty constrained estimate because we didn’t factor in health costs, which is absolutely gigantic, especially over longer time scales,” Kou-Giesbrecht said. asserted

Giesbrecht → say → scales

- Fire at Kelowna supportive housing complex raises concerns among nearby businesses - asserted

Fire → raise → businesses

Okanagan communities plan prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk asserted

communities → plan → risk

- SRO owner says City of Vancouver failed to act before Powell Street fire - asserted

City → say → fire

Almost a year after collapse warning, future of Vancouver SRO remains in limbo asserted

future → remain → limbo

The modelling also did not account for singular extreme events like Canada’s record-breaking 2023 wildfire season, which forced more than 200 communities to evacuate and exposed millions to hazardous pollutants. asserted

which → account → pollutants

Giesbrecht → show → Canada

“We just need to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, hold global temperature rise to two degrees Celsius or ideally a lot lower and that’s really our only pathway.” asserted

that → need → lower