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UC Davis study quantifies heat stress as major carbon cost: $41/ton in lost labor
UC Davis study quantifies heat stress cost to global labor
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Sep 16
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Researchers published findings in Nature Climate Change estimating that each ton of CO2 emitted in 2025 costs $41 in lost productivity due to heat stress on workers. The study combines heat stress projections with job and region-specific work exposure data across economic sectors.
“Labor is the second-largest contributor to the total social cost of carbon, just behind heat-related deaths.”
Frances Moore
Frances Moore Lead author, UC Davis Environmental Science and Policy University of California, Davis Research institution
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