Economic policymaking needs to adapt to the climate emergency | Heather Stewart

Companies raise prices during ‘cost shocks’, researchers say, and policymakers are not equipped to tackle such inflationThe heatwave that gripped much of the UK this week was the latest sweltering reminder that the climate emergency is already making daily life more volatile.Many of the places most brutally exposed to out-of-kilter weather patterns and natural disasters are in the global south, and rightly demand solidarity from the wealthier countries responsible for most historical emissions. But the costs of the emergency are being felt everywhere. Continue reading...

Jun 22, 2025 - 14:12
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Economic policymaking needs to adapt to the climate emergency | Heather Stewart

Companies raise prices during ‘cost shocks’, researchers say, and policymakers are not equipped to tackle such inflation

The heatwave that gripped much of the UK this week was the latest sweltering reminder that the climate emergency is already making daily life more volatile.

Many of the places most brutally exposed to out-of-kilter weather patterns and natural disasters are in the global south, and rightly demand solidarity from the wealthier countries responsible for most historical emissions. But the costs of the emergency are being felt everywhere. Continue reading...