To prevent the most catastrophic health effects of climate change, urgent reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are needed from all sectors to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, along with those of the Race to Zero: to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. The health care sector is not exempt from this charge.
Addressing the severe impacts of wildfires on climate change
Background: The prevalence of landscape fires has increased, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).
This Comment article supports SDG 3, 13, and 15 by calling for urgent action to keep average global temperature increases below 1·5°C, halt the destruction of nature and further biodiversity loss, and protect health.
Health professionals are in a unique position to accelerate creation of policies to mitigate and adapt to the public health emergency that is the climate crisis.
Given their carbon emissions, pharmaceutical companies must intensify their efforts and play an active role in addressing climate change.
This exploratory study examines parental opinions about receiving climate change information at their child's checkup.
This exploratory study examines parental opinions about receiving climate change information at their child's checkup.
This Editorial highlights the relationship between climate change, fires, floods and infectious diseases.
UK mechanisms touching on sustainable development are generally based on, and have as their over-arching objective, some variation of the so-called “Brundtland definition”. These mechanisms also widely reference the three interconnected ‘pillars’ of sustainable development, also known as the ‘triple bottom line’ of sustainable development. The UK approach has a bearing on all SDGs and in particular, SDGs 9, 10 and 13.
