Accounting for climate change in the trade wars | Event recap

Jason Lee presents that global climate change has shifted from “global warming” to “global boiling,” creating an immediate crisis that affects all aspects of daily life and work. Heat-related risks are rising across all sectors, with tropical populations not as naturally acclimated as often assumed. People increasingly avoid outdoor heat, reducing incidental physical activity and affecting judgment, safety, and productivity — particularly in physically demanding jobs. Current measures are insufficient; urgent, comprehensive action is needed as heat stress strains health, productivity, and wellbeing, especially amid rapid urbanization and inequality in Southeast Asia.

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