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"More than 70% of workers around the world face #ClimateChange-related health risks."

• 18,970 lives are lost each year due to occupational injuries attributable to excessive heat;
• 26.2 million people with chronic kidney disease related to workplace heat stress;
• 860,000 outdoor workers a year die from exposure to air pollution;
• 19,000 people die each year from non-melanoma skin cancer from exposure to solar UV radiation.

https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/climate-change-earth-day-2024-un-worker-health-risk/