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Heat-related lost labor emerges as a major cost of carbon emissions

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As the climate warms, people are more exposed to heat stress, which depresses productivity and the global economy.

A study from the University of California, Davis, quantifies the cost of heat stress on global labor.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:26:42 UTC.

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  1. Measuring milk's carbon footprint

  2. Heat-related lost labor emerges as a major cost of carbon emissions

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