Every Tonne of CO2 Emitted in 2025 Cost $41 in Lost Worker Productivity Alone, Study Finds
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If employees can afford less in heat, enormous economic damage arises. A new model calculation places these losses in relation to CO2 emissions for the first time. Only another climate factor weighs even more socially.
Underestimated climate: Heat slows physical work and causes significant economic losses worldwide. A new model estimates the heat-related productivity damage of a 2025 additional ton of CO2 at an average of 41 US dollars, with a large uncertainty range of 1 to 108 dollars. Particularly affected are parts of Asia and Africa. Davis (U.S.A.). Rising temperatures do not only burden health [...] The article Productivity losses: One ton of CO2 costs 4…
Every tonne of CO2 emitted in 2025 cost $41 in lost worker productivity alone, study finds
Fresh research suggests every tonne of CO2 emitted in 2025 cost $41 in lost productivity from heat stress alone, making it the second largest contributor to the total cost of carbon after heat-related deathsResearchers have estimated that heat-related losses in labour productivity now account for a major share of the economic damage caused by carbon emissions.As global temperatures keep rising, more and more workers around the world are being ex…
World could lose $2.4 trillion in productivity to extreme heat by 2030 as 2.4 billion workers face risk
Extreme heat could cause $2.4 trillion in global productivity losses by 2030, threatening workers, supply chains and business continuity as companies remain slow to adapt to rising temperatures, according to a new World Economic Forum report. More than 2.4 billion workers worldwide are exposed to excessive heat, which contributes to at least 22 million occupational […]
The heat of the summer of 2026 led to a loss of labour productivity of more than two billion francs throughout Switzerland. This was calculated by the Union of Swiss Cities on the basis of a model developed by the EPFZ.
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