A new report from the Verdant think tank has put a financial cost on the 2026 heatwaves, and the amount they’ve identified is eye watering: Heatwaves have a serious economic cost – not only obvious wildfire damage, but lost productivity from extreme heat. New report from @VerdantThinking estimates total cost to the UK is £4.4bn, concentrated in London and SE. Link to report and media coverage below… pic.twitter.com/VLY228LIOb — James Meadway (@meadwaj) August 12, 2026 Heatwaves: burning money The introduction for Verdant’s latest report on heatwaves reads: Successive heatwaves from May to the end of July 2026 have an estimated economic…