A study published in Environmental Research estimated that failing to adapt to rising heat would cost Spain approximately 50 billion euros per year.
Notes on verification
Study confirmed to exist and match description; figure corroborated by institutional press release and independent secondary reporting, though exact wording within the paper itself wasn't directly verified. [tier=gold indep_score=0.925 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=single on The Díaz et al. 2019 Environmental Research study (RCP8.5 mortality projections and economic valuation of heat-attributable deaths in Spain) (upstreams: Díaz et al. 2019, Environmental Research) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=attributed eligibility=high]
Sources
- Un estudio cifra en cerca de 50.000 millones de euros anuales el coste que tendría para España la no adaptación al calor - ISCIII Portal Web (seed:health_and_medicine)
- https://www.elagoradiario.com/economia-circular/no-adaptarse-olas-calor-costara-50-000-millones-espana/ (corroboration)
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935119301215 (corroboration)
- https://researchgate.net/publication/331374059_Mortality_attributable_to_high_temperatures_over_the_2021-2050_and_2051-2100_time_horizons_in_Spain_Adaptation_and_economic_estimate (corroboration)
- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13449177/ (corroboration)