A new ‘perspective’ article published today in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) highlights the crucial role the health community must play in the worldwide response to climate change - both demanding action from policymakers and preparing health systems. The post New England Journal of Medicine Commentary: Health Community Must Build on COP28 Climate Momentum appeared first on The Global Climate and Health Alliance ..read more

Following December’s UN climate negotiations in Dubai,  Global Climate and Health Alliance Executive Director Dr Jeni Miller reflects on the climate summit’s outcomes, and the action needed next to protect people’s health from the climate crisis.  Last December’s COP28 featured the first ever COP Health Day, which elevated the importance of protecting people’s health through […] The post The health community at COP28 – where do we go to from here appeared first on The Global Climate and Health Alliance ..read more

Health groups denounced the summit’s failure to commit to a full phase out of fossil fuels, a critically urgent step towards protecting people’s health, and criticized the failure to commit to strong targets for adaptation to build resilient systems capable of protecting vulnerable people. The post Health Organisations: COP28 “Signals” Alone From World Leaders Will Not Protect People’s Health appeared first on The Global Climate and Health Alliance ..read more

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Mentions of the Global Climate and Health Alliance in media during COP28. The post Media Coverage of GCHA During COP28 appeared first on The Global Climate and Health Alliance ..read more

As the COP28 climate negotiations roll into their final days, the Global Climate and Health Alliance today warned negotiators that some of the pathways available in the current COP28 texts will prove detrimental to human health. The post COP28: ‘Abated’ Fossil Fuels Would Still Prove Devastating to Human Health appeared first on The Global Climate and Health Alliance ..read more