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Taxonomy Archive: co-benefits/co-harms
20 Apr 2018 |
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Co-benefits to health of climate change mitigation: occupational health
This document seeks to anticipate green technologies’ consequences for occupational health and safety, including hazards or risks they may present. The goal is to remove impediments to the dissemination and adoption of green technologies and to reduce avoidable risks for workers. This document identifies remediable hazards and ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Moving Toward Active Transportation: How Policies Can Encourage Walking and Bicycling
Few Americans walk or ride a bicycle as a part of their daily routine. Most rely on their automobiles to go to work, shop for groceries, or just get around. As a result, “active travel,” such as walking or biking for routine trips, is not a significant part of daily life for most Americans, providing […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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Livestock-Climate Change’s Forgotten Sector: Global Public Opinion on Meat and Dairy Consumption
Human consumption of meat and dairy products is a major driver of climate change. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their production are estimated to account for over 14.5 percent of the global total. This is more than the emissions produced from powering all the world’s road vehicles, trains, ships and aeroplanes ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Addressing Inequities at the Intersection of Health and Climate Change: Workshop Summary Report
The purpose of this workshop was to explore how we can find common ground between the research and policy agendas of climate change and health in order to decrease greenhouse gases while improving health outcomes for those populations that are most at risk. Specifically, this workshop aimed to achieve the following objectives: 1) ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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The Multifunctionality of Green Infrastructure
Green Infrastructure (GI) stands to improve quality of life in many ways, through its environmental, social and economic credentials, based on the multifunctional use of natural capital. Potentially a very valuable policy tool, GI’s multifunctionality could contribute to the achievement of a number of policy aims and fulfil the ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Health in the green economy: Health co-benefits of climate change mitigation policies – transport sector
Transport has powerful impacts on health. Well-designed transport policies and infrastructure investment priorities can lead to far-reaching reductions in traffic-related health risks from air and noise pollution and injury. Cycling and walking, on their own or as part of a public transport journey, can greatly enhance physical ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Doctors taking action on climate change
The scientific community has expressed in no uncertain terms that the Earth’s climate is rapidly approaching a threshold, beyond which there are likely to be major and irreversible changes. The BMA recognises the important role doctors have in tackling climate change and promoting the public health benefits of low carbon ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate Change: Mastering the Public Health Role – A Look at the Health Costs of Climate Change and Co-Benefits of Climate Action
This webinar explores the economic cost of health and climate events, and the potential co-benefits of health from acting on climate change. As public health professionals, its important that we tie our work to initiatives in other sectors and highlight the importance of health in these other activities.Dr. Kim Knowlton presents a ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate and Health
Widespread scientific consensus exists that the world’s climate is changing. Some of these changes will likely include more variable weather, heat waves, heavy precipitation events, flooding, droughts, more intense storms, sea level rise, and air pollution. Each of these impacts could negatively affect public health. While climate ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Ent y Cambio Climatico: Oportunidades Conjuntas para la Accion
El cambio climático y las enfermedades no transmisibles (ENT) son dos de los retos decisivos del siglo 21, cada uno presenta una amenaza significativa para la salud y el desarrollo sostenible. Se proyecta que el cambio climático tendrá efectos cada vez más perjudiciales para las comunidades y las economías en las próximas ...