Climate change

Statement on the health co-benefits of policies to tackle climate change Climate change poses a significant threat to human health. This threat can be decreased by mitigating its causes, particularly by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and adapting to its impacts. There is concern that measures to mitigate climate change will be socially and economically demanding. However, a growing body of evidence indicates that certain actions to tackle climate change can, of themselves, improve health. When negotiating strategies and implementing national policies to combat the increasing danger of climate change, political leaders around the world should do so with these often overlooked health co-benefits in mind and give greater consideration to policies that achieve both environmental and health goals. Climate change and healt