Public Policy

As the climate warms, people are more exposed to heat stress, which depresses their productivity and the global economy. A study from the University of California, Davis, quantifies the cost of heat stress on global labor. 

The study, published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, estimates that each ton of carbon dioxide emitted in 2025 cost $41 in lost productivity. 

Tobacco products and food often share shelf space in neighborhood stores. A research team led by the University of California, Davis, examined those shelves to see whether a Sacramento city policy was actually increasing access to healthy food.