Today at COP28 is the first-ever dedicated Health Day in the international climate negotiations, which has the potential to highlight how climate change is harming our health, and the health co-benefits of tackling climate change. Lei Bian and Elizabeth J Z Robinson outline some of the key issues. Read more
Realising an equitable transition to net zero societies would not only directly tackle some of the most pressing socio-ecological challenges today, but also redress historical and systemic global inequities. One of the exciting developments for COP28 is the continuing discussion around the Work Programme on Just Transition, but just transition considerations need to be embedded across more of the agenda at the summit. Read more
This report includes contributions from Shouro Dasgupta and Elizabeth Robinson which focus on the relationship between food insecurity and increasing heatwaves and droughts. Read more
This policy brief explores how climate change is impacting the health of the population in Bangladesh through multiple pathways. Read more
This policy brief provides evidence to support policymakers in mobilising capital for a just, resilient transition to net zero, by highlighting the potential health co-benefits of addressing the risks from heat and air pollution in combination. Read more
As London prepares for the expansion next week of the Ultra Low Emission Zone, Bob Ward dispels the myths around this policy, explaining its origins, the thinking behind the expansion and the links between air pollution and health. Read more
It is now clear that anthropogenic climate change is having a negative impact on human health. In this paper, we... Read more
The authors of this people propose a framework for the co-production of policy-relevant indicators and decision-support tools that track past, present, and future climate-induced disease risks across hazard, exposure, and vulnerability domains at the animal, human, and environmental interface. Read more
Candice Howarth explains why the UK is not prepared for the increased incidence of extreme heat caused by climate change and what needs to change. Read more
National and local policymakers need to wake up to the growing threats to lives and livelihoods that rising temperatures are causing in London and increase pre-emptive efforts to mitigate the worst impacts, writes Bob Ward. Read more
