The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action

Daalen, Kim Robin van; Tonne, Cathryn; Semenza, Jan C.; Rocklöv, Joacim; Markandya, Anil; Dasandi, Niheer; Jankin, Slava; Achebak, Hicham; Ballester, Joan; Béchara, Hannah; Beck, Thessa M; Callaghan, Max; Carvalho, Bruno Moreira de; Chambers, Jonathan; Pradas, Marta Cirah; Courtenay, Orin; Dasgupta, Shouro; Eckelman, Matthew J.; Farooq, Zia; Fransson, Peter; Gallo, Elisa; Gasparyan, Olga; González-Reviriego, Nube; Hamilton, Ian; Hänninen, Risto; Hatfield, Charles; He, Kehan; Kaźmierczak, Aleksandra; Kendrovski, Vladimir; Kennard, Harry; Kiesewetter, Gregor; Kouznetsov, Rostislav; Kriit, Hedi Katre; Llabrés‐Brustenga, Alba; Lloyd, Simon J; Batista, Martín Lotto; Maia, Carla; Martínez-Urtaza, Jaime; Mi, Zhifu; Milà, Carles; Minx, Jan C.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark; Palamarchuk, Yuliia; Pantera, Dafni Kalatzi; Quijal-Zamorano, Marcos; Rafaj, Peter; Robinson, Elizabeth; Sánchez-Valdivia, Nacho; Scamman, Daniel; Schmoll, Oliver; Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo; Sherman, Jodi D.; Singh, Pratik; Sirotkina, Elena; Sjödin, Henrik; Sofiev, Mikhail; Solaraju-Murali, Balakrishnan; Springmann, Marco; Treskova, Marina; Triñanes, Joaquín; Vanuytrecht, Eline; Wagner, Fabian; Walawender, Maria; Warnecke, Laura; Zhang, Ran; Romanello, Marina; Antó, Josep M.; Nilsson, Maria; Lowe, Rachel

doi:10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00055-0

reviewThe Lancet Public HealthMay 12, 2024GOLD OA

The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action

KRKim Robin van Daalen CTCathryn Tonne JCJan C. Semenza JRJoacim Rocklöv AMAnil Markandya

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Abstract

Record-breaking temperatures were recorded across the globe in 2023. Without climate action, adverse climate-related health impacts are expected to worsen worldwide, affecting billions of people. Temperatures in Europe are warming at twice the rate of the global average, threatening the health of populations across the continent and leading to unnecessary loss of life. The Lancet Countdown in Europe was established in 2021, to assess the health profile of climate change aiming to stimulate European social and political will to implement rapid health-responsive climate mitigation and adaptation actions. In 2022, the collaboration published its indicator report, tracking progress on health and climate change via…

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