UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds

<p>Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down cities</p><p>Repeated debilitating heatwaves this summer are likely to have cost the UK economy more than £4bn in lost economic output by the end of July, new analysis shows.</p><p>Green thinktank Verdant had suggested June’s unseasonally hot weather <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/16/how-green-andy-burnham-britain-next-pm-tough-climate-decisions">had an economic cost of £2.36bn</a>. Updating its assessment to include last month’s high temperatures, it finds a £4.4bn hit to output.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/12/heatwaves-uk-cost-economy-lost-output-thinktank">Continue reading...</a>