Central banks urged to prepare for climate-driven labour market disruption

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LSE report warns banks need to act now ahead of anticipated worldwide workforce disruption, as soaring global temperatures threaten to make it too hot to work in many sectors

Up to 1.2 billion workers in 182 countries around the world are vulnerable to "severe disruptions" caused by the impacts of climate change, as rising temperatures could make it harder to work in many industries,...

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