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Taxonomy Archive: Climate and environmental justice/health equity
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health & Green Infrastucture
Green infrastructure is the integration of nature and ecosystems in cities, towns, and regions to generate multiple benefits, such as clean air, better stormwater management, and public health. At the regional scale, it is a planned network of natural areas and open spaces, such as parks and nature preserves, river corridors, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Addressing Social Vulnerability and Equity in Climate Change Adaptation Planning
As planning for sea level rise and extreme storm events moves forward, so too should state objectives for achieving environmental justice and equity for all Californians. The purpose of this white paper is to highlight the links between equity and planning for sea level rise and storm events and is designed to inform the Adapting ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change and Health Inequities: A Framework for Action
Climate change has been identified as the greatest health challenge of the 21st century. Recently released reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the U.S. National Climate Assessment summarize the current effects of climate change on health, projections that these effects will surely increase, and the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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People’s Test on Climate 2015
Nothing less than a systemic transformation of our societies, our economies, and our world will suffice to solve the climate crisis and close the ever-increasing inequality gap. After over 20 years of stunted and ineffective action to reduce climate pollution by governments – particularly in wealthy countries that have failed to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Science for Health Professionals
Medact has developed its second briefing explaining the health implications of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Working Group II report, Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. The report describes in worrying detail the current and future impacts of climate change as well as the challenges we ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Ditch Coal: The Global Mining Impacts of the UKs Addiction to Coal
Coal is at a crossroads in the UK. On the one hand, the UK’s dirtiest power stations burn vast quantities of coal, with little or no regard for the human and environmental impacts that this has. On the other, the UK Government has announced an intention to “consult” over proposals to close remaining coal fired […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Ease climate change impact on young, poor, vulnerable: medical doctors to new leaders
The Philippine College of Physicians supports the call of other groups to craft and implement policies that will ease the burden of climate change impact on the health of the young, the poor, and other vulnerable sectors.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Fossil fuels don’t just change the climate, they impact our children’s health
As you likely know, the pollution that comes out of tailpipes and smokestacks contributes to climate change, which increases the probability of extreme flooding, intense storms, and heat waves. Dr. Perera’s article points to such a heat wave in California in 2006, where 2,500 children were admitted to emergency rooms. And, as a ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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AME Church: Climate change disproportionately hurts blacks
African Methodist Episcopal Church members have joined the call of other religious leaders for action on climate change, citing its disproportionate effect on the health of black people. “We can move away from the dirty fuels that make us sick and shift toward safe, clean energy like wind and solar that help make every breath […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Coal Blooded
This is “Coal Blooded” by Jacqueline Patterson on Vimeo.Here first hand from communities directly affected by coal fired power plants that were ranked in the Coal Blooded Report, including: State Line Generating Plant in Hammond, Indiana; Gallagher Generating Station in New Albany, Indiana; Cherokee Generating Station in ...