COVID-19 is not the biggest threat facing humanity. Global warming packs the “greatest threat” to public health, argues an unprecedented joint statement out Tuesday from more than 200 U.S. and international medical journals.
Global warming packs the “greatest threat” to public health, argues an unprecedented joint statement out Tuesday from more than 200 U.S. and international medical journals.
Health impacts have surged in a relatively short time. In just the past 20 years, heat-related mortality among people over 65 has increased by more than 50%. Air pollution last year caused the premature death of nearly half a million babies, according to the State of Global Air 2020. “ The authors stressed that those in power can’t wait for the COVID-19 pandemic to abate before addressing climate change. Two major policy meetings are set for the coming months. ”
“Allowing the consequences to fall disproportionately on the most vulnerable will breed more conflict, food insecurity, forced displacement and zoonotic disease — with severe implications for all countries and communities. As with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are globally as strong as our weakest member,” they wrote.
“Huge investment will be needed, beyond what is being considered or delivered anywhere in the world. But such investments will produce huge positive health and economic outcomes,” the professionals wrote. “These include high-quality jobs, reduced air pollution, increased physical activity, and improved housing and diet. Better air quality alone would realize health benefits that easily offset the global costs of emissions reductions.
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