The United Nations has suggested that the upcoming Paris climate summit could produce the most important agreement of the century for public health matters.
Global Warming Solution Lies in the Hands of World's 'Major Economies'
If either the European Union or US pioneers and set a benchmark for climate action by others, the negotiation logjam about fair burden sharing could be broken.
If either the European Union or US pioneers and set a benchmark for climate action by others, the negotiation logjam about fair burden sharing could be broken.
‘The UN suggested that the upcoming Paris climate summit could produce the most important agreement for public health matters. The WHO advised experts to seriously consider a plan for raising the cost of fossil fuels to offset their negative health impacts.’
Maria Neira, director of public health at WHO, said, "An ambitious agreement would save lives and ease health budgets worldwide. The treaty, if it's a good one, will probably be the most important public health treaty of this century." Among the initiatives the WHO said deserve serious consideration, is a plan for raising the cost of fossil fuels to offset their negative health impacts. WHO said, "Such a 'tax' could possibly reduce air pollution deaths by half, reduce carbon dioxide emissions while raising some $3 trillion in new revenue."
Citing an example of how rising global temperatures have already sparked public health problems, WHO's climate change team leader Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum pointed to malaria, which he said has begun to appear with increased frequency in areas with previously negligible prevalence.
Health Effects of Global Warming/What is Global Warming?
Greenhouse effect causes excessive heat to build up in the earth’s atmosphere causing global warming and affects the environment and health.
Greenhouse effect causes excessive heat to build up in the earth’s atmosphere causing global warming and affects the environment and health.
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Global Warming `Hiatus` may be Just Statistical Error: Stanford Scientists
Using a novel statistical framework that was developed specifically for studying geophysical processes, researchers have shown that the hiatus never happened.
Using a novel statistical framework that was developed specifically for studying geophysical processes, researchers have shown that the hiatus never happened.
