In a world with shrinking budgets and escalating climate impacts, we are stillwillfullyignoring the threat posed by climate change on our health and the knock-on economic effects. This disconnect will cost us billions financially and in lives lost.

Take extreme heat. Hotter summers are already forcing workers to take more sick days, reducing income for families and straining local businesses. In the United States, it cost companies $100 billion a year in lost productivity and that’s set to rise to $500 billion by 2050. In India, farmers, builders and factory workers are losing wages and facing health risks due to unbearable heat.

Heatwaves trigger spikes in cardiovascular deaths. Floods disrupt maternal care. Diseases like malaria and dengue are spreading into new regions. There is a s

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