UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds
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Key context: <p>Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down cities</p><p>Repeated debilitating heatwaves this summer are likely to have cost the UK economy more than £4bn in lost economic output by the end of July, new analysis shows.</p><p>Green thinktank Verdant had suggested June’s unseasonally hot weather <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/16/how-green-andy-burnham-britain-next-pm-tough-climate-decisions">had an economic cost of £2.36bn</a>. Updating its assessment to include last month’s high temperatures, it finds a £4.4bn hit to output.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/12/heatwaves-uk-cost-economy-lost-output-thinktank">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down citiesRepeated debilitating heatwaves this summer are likely to have cost the UK economy more than £4bn in lost economic output by the end of July, new analysis shows.Green thinktank Verdant had suggested June’s unseasonally hot weather had an economic cost of £2.36bn. Updating its assessment to include last month’s high temperatures, it finds a £4.4bn hit to output. Continue reading...
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