2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change publicou ontem um relatório elaborado por cientistas e médicos de diferentes partes do mundo, que sugere a adoção de medidas urgentes de redução da emissão de gases de efeito estufa e de poluentes atmosféricos!
KEY MESSAGES:
Achieving a decarbonised global and national economy, and securing the public health benefits it offers is no longer primarily a technical or economic question – it is now a political one
Responding to climate change could be the greatest global health opportunity of the 21st century
Climate change impacts have far-reaching effects
National adaptation planning is a critical component of climate resilience
Governments can ensure that mitigation and adaptation interventions are designed in a way that maximises public health and human wellbeing.
