Li, M., Meng, B., Geng, Y. et al. Inequitable distribution of risks associated with occupational heat exposure driven by trade. Nat Commun

Objective:

• Quantify the occupational extreme heat exposure among the labour force from 1995 to 2020

Case:

• Global countries

Methodology:

• Leontief
• Structural decomposition analysis

Data Source

• MRIO: EORA, OECD
• labour force: ILO
• Heat: ERA5
• Working hours and income: Penn World Table
• Population: GPWv4

Findings:

• The total heat exposure has surged by 60%, growing from 1142.3 billion person-hours in 1995 to 1826.2 billion person-hours in 2020

• Trade-related exposure increased by 89%

• Production-side exposure is more concentrated in developing countries

• Exposure is shifted from developing to developed economies for consumption side

Coding Reference:

• R