Rising heat killing one person a minute, major report on climate crisis finds

Governments gave out $2.5bn a day in direct subsidies to fossil fuel companies in 2023, the researchers found, while people lost about the same amount because of high temperatures preventing them from working on farms and building sites.

Rising global heat is now killing one person a minute around the world, a major report on the health impact of the climate crisis has revealed.

It says the world’s addiction to fossil fuels also causes toxic air pollution, wildfires, and the spread of diseases such as dengue fever, and millions each year are dying owing to the failure to tackle global heating.