The report highlights the indirect costs of climate change, such as impacts on public health.

indirect 由前缀 in-（表示"非、不"）和 direct（直接的）组成，字面意思是"非直接的"，即"间接的"。 indirect costs 指那些不直接可见或难以直接量化的成本，比如气候变化对公共健康的影响这类衍生性支出。