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Climate change to cost London £36B annually by 2050s, report warns

A new report indicates that climate change could cost London up to £36 billion annually by the 2050s due to factors like lost working hours and damage to infrastructure from extreme weather. The report, commissioned by the Mayor of London's office, suggests adaptation strategies such as adjusting work hours, promoting remote work, and enhancing public spaces with cooling measures. It also calls for improvements to public transport, like adding air conditioning to tube trains, to mitigate the economic and social impacts of rising temperatures. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster reports on a significant economic impact assessment related to climate change for a major global city, including policy recommendations. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Climate change to cost London £36B annually by 2050s, report warns

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Olivia Rudgard, Bloomberg ·

    Climate change to cost London up to £36 billion a year by 2050s

    Lost working hours, disruption to businesses and damage to infrastructure caused by extreme weather in a warmer climate are likely to reduce the capital’s GDP over the coming decades.