A new report from medical journal The Lancet claims that climate change is severely impacting people’s health around the world.
The Lancet Countdown report says that our overreliance on fossil fuels is putting the world at an increased risk of food insecurity, infectious disease and heat-related illness.
According to the BBC:
The report includes the work of 99 experts from organisations including the World Health Organization (WHO) and led by University College London.
It describes how extreme weather has increased pressure on health services globally already grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heat-related deaths globally have increased by two thirds over the last two decades, it finds.
Temperature records have been broken around the world in 2022, including in the UK where 40C was recorded in July, as well as parts of Europe, Pakistan and China.
The health impacts of extreme heat include exacerbating conditions such as cardiovascular and respiratory disease, and causing heat stroke and poor mental health.
But it said there are solutions. “Despite the challenges, there is clear evidence that immediate action could still save the lives of millions, with a rapid shift to clean energy and energy efficiency,” the report concludes.
Mr Guterres said that the world is watching G20 countries, which produce 80% of global greenhouse emissions. They must step up efforts to slash emissions and lead the way by investing more in renewable energy, he added.
“Human health, livelihoods, household budgets and national economies are being pummelled, as the fossil fuel addiction spirals out of control,” he said.
Australian Geologist Ian Plimer recently published a book entitled “Green Murder.”
In the book, Plimer forensically debunks the claim that Co2 is responsible for global warming.
He warns that net zero policies will result in ruined economies, the destruction of the global food chain, permanent travel restrictions, the death of civil liberties and worldwide unemployment.
Every claim in his book is backed up by peer-reviewed evidence.
