Rising Temperatures Projected to Prevent Millions of Jobs Worth of Work

Countries are shaded based on the estimated percentage of working hours lost from projected higher temperatures in 2030.

The map graph shows the impact of heat stress on labor productivity work. The data uses work hours lost due to heat stress in 1995 to project the work hours lost in 2030. The data shows a projected decrease in work hours due to rising temperatures.

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Data was not provided or available for unshaded countries. Projections for 2030 use historical heat stress data from 1995. Estimations are calculated based on the RCP 2.6 climate change scenario, which involves a global average temperature increase of around 1.5°C by the end of the century.

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