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The health community must build on commitments from COP28 to deliver healthy outcomes for all

Continued engagement by the health community is needed to ensure climate action is commensurate with the scale of the threat, argue these authors

COP28 took place at the end of 2023 amid unprecedented global challenges, with record high temperatures, widespread wildfires, and destructive floods, all demonstrating the immediate reality of the climate crisis. The health community has been engaging in COPs (international negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and tackle the effects of climate change) for the past decade, but COP28 was nonetheless a year of health “firsts.”1 It included an inaugural health themed day, a health ministerial meeting, and a declaration on climate and health endorsed by 143 countries (correct at close of COP28) (A Wyns, personal communication, 2023)2; the announcement of an aggregated $1bn fund for climate and health3; and the strongest ever representation from the health community 1900 people, including 49 ministers of health (A Wyns, perso ....

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A habitable planet for healthy humans

Cambridge Zero symposium gathers researchers to examine the connections between planetary and public health ....

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Accelerating a just transition for healthy people and a healthy planet

Climate change is increasingly impacting human health. This event will identify principles for a healthy and just transition across sectors, and share solutions and ways forward.  ....

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COP28 Health Pavilion: Harnessing the health co-benefits of climate action

This event, co-hosted by partners from academia, policy and practice, will facilitate discussion on the health co-benefits of climate action, to inform and inspire ambitious commitments and action at COP28 and beyond. ....

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Pathways to a healthy net-zero future: report of the Lancet Pathfinder Commission

This event will present key findings and recommendations from the Lancet Pathfinder Commission report on the health benefits of climate action. ....

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