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UK Should Set Maximum Working Temperature Rules, Advisers Say
The Climate Change Committee says heat rules could protect workers as extreme heat becomes the UK’s biggest climate health risk.
- The Climate Change Committee urged the Government to introduce maximum temperature regulations for workplaces to protect workers against worsening heatwaves, warning the "UK was built for a climate that no longer exists today."
- Baroness Brown, chair of the Adaptation Committee, criticized the "woeful" performance of successive governments, noting that productivity "drops very significantly" during extreme heat, increasing accident risks.
- More than 90% of existing homes could overheat during heatwaves, while climate change impacts already cost up to £60 billion annually; by 2050, water shortages could reach five billion litres daily.
- Solutions include investing £1.6 billion annually in flood defences and installing cooling measures in hospitals and schools by 2035, while the committee urges targets to keep heat deaths at 2050 levels.
- Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds stated the Government would "carefully consider" the latest recommendations, while noting that £2.65 billion has already been invested to repair and build flood defences.
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