Climate Change

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Health Care’s Climate Footprint: Saving Lives without Costing the Earth

How climate change and health supply chains are inherently connected

At COP28, the Climate-Health Nexus Turned a Corner, for Better and Worse

Health got more attention, a change that magnifies the unprecedented dangers an unprepared world faces

Environment

Climate Change’s Hidden Mental Toll On Children

New evidence reveals that the climate crisis affects neurological and mental well-being more than previously understood

Environment

Climate Change and Health at COP28

The conference in Dubai seeks to elevate health in climate policy

Environment

Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning When Disasters Hit

As extreme weather events and disasters increase amid climate change, here are ways to stop needless deaths

Environment

Amid Global Boiling, the Foreign Policy Response Remains Lacking

Record heat clarifies the severity of the foreign policy problems climate mitigation and adaptation pose

Environment

Protecting Ourselves From Wildfire Smoke

Smoke is here to stay, so communities need to adapt

Environment

A Turning Point on Climate Change and Health

COP28 presents an historic opportunity to transform the response to the effects that climate change has on health.

Poverty

Tackling Air Pollution Starts at Home

Rapidly developing countries critically need clean household energy  

Environment

A Holy River at Risk

The iconic Jordan River is threatened by pollution, overuse, and climate change, but efforts are underway to save it

Environment

Air Quality, Health, and Climate Conversations

More than 90 percent of the world breathes polluted air

Food

Survival, Subsistence, and Food Sovereignty in Alaska

Laws around subsistence hunting and fishing in Alaska are not protecting the Indigenous peoples who rely on it

Environment

COP27 Produced a Triple Burden for Climate Policy—And That's Bad News for Global Health

The conference created a "loss and damage" fund but failed on mitigation and adaptation

Governance

The Midterm Elections and U.S. Policy on Public and Global Health

The elections produced double-edged results for U.S. efforts to strengthen public health at home and abroad