UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds
2 sources·Updated August 12, 2026
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- The Independent·15h agoHeatwaves to cost UK economy £4.4bn – but there’s worse yet to come
Losses could add up to £25 billion by the end of the decade, a new report warns
Read at The Independent → - Guardian World·22h agoUK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds
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 Repeated debilitating heatwaves this summer are likely to have cost the UK economy more than £4bn in lost economic output by the end of…
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