The impact of climate change on health is an immediate danger

Climate change is a public health emergency. Its impact is now measured in human lives. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change forecasts a grim future: that by 2050, climate change related factors will cost 250 000 lives worldwide every year.1 We know that action to mitigate climate change demands seismic shifts in our lifestyles. Failing to act or delaying action, however, will exact a far grimmer toll on our planet and importantly our nation’s wellbeing.As healthcare professionals, it is our duty to advocate for policies we know would safeguard the health of current and future generations. It was deeply concerning therefore to see the government’s retreat from critical net zero policies recently, including postponing the ban on new petrol and diesel car sales from 2030 to 2035.It should now be evident that the impact of climate change on health is not a distant spectre but a very immediate danger. This…
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