Guest post: Calculating the carbon footprint of the NHS in England
In 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 b... Read More
Guest post: Health benefits of Paris climate goals could save millions of lives by 2040
On World Health Day in 2008, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that “protecting human health is the ‘bottom line’ of climate change ... Read More
Climate change has ‘worsened’ North America’s pollen season
The pollen season in North America is starting earlier and lasting longer than it did four decades ago, a new study says. The research, published ... Read More
Scientists sceptical of new bat study linking climate change to Covid-19 emergence
A new study suggests that climate change is enabling the evolution of new coronaviruses by creating “hotspots” for multiple bat species. ... Read More
Climate change could have a ‘profound’ negative impact on child malnourishment
The negative impacts of climate change on child malnourishment could outweigh the positive effects of economic development in low- and middle-income ... Read More
Tackling gender inequality is ‘crucial’ for climate adaptation
Efforts to tackle gender inequality can play a key role in how countries adapt to the growing risks posed by climate change, a new study says. The... Read More
Mapped: How climate change disproportionately affects women’s health
From supercharging extreme weather events to boosting the spread of infectious diseases, climate change is already having a huge impact on human heal... Read More
Guest post: Demand for cooling is blind spot for climate and sustainable development
With rising global temperatures and increasingly severe heatwaves, much of the world’s population is vulnerable to the growing health risks of extr... Read More
Guest post: How ‘urban heat islands’ will intensify heatwaves in UK cities
The UK experienced several tropical nights during a record-breaking heatwave in August. Central London recorded a high daily minimum temperature of 2... Read More
Q&A: Could climate change and biodiversity loss raise the risk of pandemics?
Across the world, millions of people have tested positive for Covid-19 – and countless more have seen their lifestyles completely transformed as a ... Read More
Fossil fuel use not closely linked to longer life expectancy, study suggests
The rise of primary energy use and CO2 emissions over four decades across 70 countries is not closely correlated with increases in life expectancy, a... Read More
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