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It reinforces the 'climateflation' thesis: heat stress reduces effective labour hours, especially in agriculture, construction, and manufacturing across South Asia, Africa, and the Gulf. This feeds into higher food and goods prices, tighter monetary policy for longer, and sovereign risk in vulnerable emerging markets. For crypto, it strengthens the narrative of Bitcoin as a non-sovereign, energy-intensive asset whose value accrues as fiat systems strain under climate-driven fiscal and monetary pressures.

A Nature study published online on 29 September 2026 quantifies the economic damage caused by climate-change-related heat stress on the global workforce.