Heat stress is already impacting the bottom line - and it's only going to get worse

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Heat stress is already impacting the bottom line - and it's only going to get worse

Labour productivity is already being hit by exposure to excessive temperatures, with the impact on the global economy set to reach£1.5tr by 2030

One of the inherent problems of taking action to tackle climate change is often the uncertain nature of the impacts, with reports so full of predictions, projections, estimates and margins of error that...

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