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

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

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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