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Mapped: How climate change disproportionately …

The map below displays 130 studies that investigate how the health of men and women is affected by impacts associated with climate change. These impacts include: death and injury from extreme w… See more

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Climate change exposes future generations to life-long …

WebA major new study warns that a child born today faces multiple and life-long health harms from climate change, reports Reuters. The 2019 Lancet Countdown On …

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In-depth Q&A: The IPCC's sixth assessment on how …

WebThe threat that climate change poses to human well-being and the health of the planet is “unequivocal”, says the latest report from the United Nations’ …

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Healthcare in world’s largest economies ‘accounts for 4%’ …

WebEmissions Healthcare in world’s largest economies ‘accounts for 4%’ of global emissions. CO2 emissions from healthcare in the world’s largest economies …

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Tackling climate change will reap benefits for human health

WebThe Lancet Commission is a body set up to map out the impacts of climate change on health, and make recommendations to improve health standards worldwide. …

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Guest post: Health benefits of Paris climate goals could …

WebOn World Health Day in 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that “protecting human health is the ‘bottom line’ of climate change strategies”.. …

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Guest post: 10 climate-related events that cost the US …

WebStitching together dozens of data sources, we estimated that the health costs of these 10 climate-sensitive events across the US in 2012 totalled $10bn (in 2018 …

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Lancet report: Heat stress wiped out equivalent of 4% of …

WebLoss of labour caused by heat stress wiped out the equivalent of 4% of Africa’s GDP in 2022, warns a new report from the Lancet Countdown on Health and …

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COP28: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Dubai

WebHealth . On 3 December – the first-ever thematic health day at a COP – the presidency announced the Emirates Declaration on Climate and Health, with 123 …

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Reducing meat and dairy a ‘win-win’ for climate and health, says

WebGovernments are missing an opportunity to tackle climate change and improve public health by not addressing how much meat and dairy we consume, says a …

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The Lancet: Extreme heat threatens ‘systemic failure’ of hospitals

WebHealth infrastructure, such as hospitals and ambulances, could face additional physical damages as climate change makes extreme weather more likely, …

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In-depth: How climate change affects health in Africa

WebClimate and health: an overview. On the first day of the conference, attendees heard presentations laying out a range of ways that climate change impacts …

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Phasing out cookstoves a 'win-win' for climate and health, study …

WebPublic health Phasing out cookstoves a ‘win-win’ for climate and health, study shows. Replacing traditional wood and coal-burning cookstoves with cleaner technology …

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Guest post: How the UK’s push to reach net-zero could deliver key

WebThe most recent assessment of climate impacts from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concluded with “very high confidence” that global …

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Guest post: Calculating the carbon footprint of the NHS in England

WebIn 2017, the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change warned that the impact of climate change on human health is now so severe that it should be …

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Coronavirus: What could lifestyle changes mean for tackling …

WebOnce Covid-19 passes, society is likely to shift back to some form of normality. Private transportation will pick up and, in a worst case, could even exceed pre …

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How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change

WebHealth impacts. The ongoing extreme heat in Nigeria is having a range of health impacts – and most of these are not being routinely recorded, experts tell Carbon …

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DeBriefed 23 February 2024: Extreme heat from Asia to Africa; …

WebIn this spotlight, Dr Colin Carlson, a climate epidemiologist at Georgetown University, explains the connections between climate change and the proposed global …

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Experts: How do diets need to change to meet climate targets

WebFarming currently accounts for more than 70% of land use in the UK. In its net-zero advice in 2019 – and in an extensive report earlier this year on how the UK can …

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State of the climate: 2024 off to a record-warm start

WebThis year is shaping up to either match or surpass 2023 as the hottest year on record. Global temperatures have been exceptionally high over the past three months …

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Q&A: Can ‘nature-based solutions’ help address climate change

WebThese estimates vary, though. A 2017 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences set the “drawdown potential” of nature-based …

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Mexico election 2024: What the manifestos say on energy and …

WebPolicy Mexico election 2024: What the manifestos say on energy and climate change. Mexican citizens will go to the polls on 2 June 2024 to elect a new president, a …

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The Carbon Brief Profile: Indonesia

WebFrom 2000 to 2014, Indonesia’s coal exports quadrupled, Carbon Brief analysis shows. In 2017, Indonesia overtook Australia to become the world’s largest …

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