# Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-14**: Study Publication — The Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit releases the report 'Heat Stress & UK Food Imports' detailing labor losses across food-supplying nations.
- **2024**: Latest Data Point — Each Indian worker lost 648 working hours (81 days) due to heat stress, a 52% increase from 1990 levels.
- **1990**: Baseline Year — Starting point for comparison; heat-related workday losses were substantially lower, though specific 1990 figures are not given in the report.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Indian farm workers lose 81 workdays—heat stress up 52% since 1990
2026-06-15 01:05:16 · Sentiment: Bearish · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

Extreme heat now strips Indian agricultural workers of 81 workdays annually, a 52% surge since 1990, according to the ECIU report. The toll on labor capacity directly threatens food production and exposes the deep inequality of climate impacts, with the world's least-emitting populations bearing the heaviest burden.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/heat-stress-81-workdays-india-climate-extreme-weather

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