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Taxonomy Archive: International policy
20 Apr 2018 |
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Food, hunger, health, and climate change
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the effects of climate change on food security could be some of the most serious in the near-to-medium term, especially if global mean temperature increases by 3–4°C or more. In The Lancet, Marco Springmann and colleagues dig deeper, and report the most advanced ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change: what needs to be done
Finding the necessary political will to act is the biggest challenge facing climate policy, says Tom BurkeIf we are to meet the challenge of generating political will, the climate conversation must involve everyone, from all professions and all walks of life. Political will is built into the base of society; it is not something that ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Contraction and convergence: the best possible solution to the twin problems of climate change and inequity
Much is now known about anthropogenically induced climate change, its impacts on the planet’s species, and the need for urgent action to avoid catastrophe.1 2 The unequal distribution of resources between the materially rich and the materially poor amplifies the multiple adverse effects of climate change, so disrupting ecosystems, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015
This Act is about improving the social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of Wales.
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate – Health – Opening by André Vallini of the 2nd Global Conference on Health and Climate (Paris, July 7, 2016)
On July 7, André Vallini, Minister of State for Development and Francophonie, opened the 2nd Global Conference on Health and Climate, organized by France and the World Health Organization. He delivered a speech, notably in the presence of Ségolène Royal, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs, Hakima El Haite, ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Climate change health impacts loom large
The world should brace for potentially devastating impacts on human health due to climate change, top policy makers and officials from around the globe meeting in Paris said Thursday.Some of these consequences may be avoided if humanity radically curbs its use of fossil fuels in coming decades, but many are already being felt, they ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Hospitals urged to save money while improving environmental impact
Measures to help the NHS both save money and reduce its environmental impact have been proposed in a new report from the Sustainable Development Unit (SDU). The report sets out 35 interventions which, if they are all implemented, could save £414m and 1.1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide every year by 2020. This would also […]
20 Apr 2018 |
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China is leading the way on climate change, and the US should be ashamed
China will soon surpass the U.S. to become the world’s largest economy. And now it is poised to overtake this country by yet another metric: environmental protection. In an unexpected development, China — known for its choking urban pollution and notorious Three Gorges Dam — has introduced new dietary guidelines that seek to ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Lancet Commission on Climate Change and Health: Health and climate change: policy responses to protect public health
The 2015 Lancet Commission on Health and Climate Change has been formed to map out the impacts of climate change, and the necessary policy responses, in order to ensure the highest attainable standards of health for populations worldwide. This Commission is multidisciplinary and international in nature, with strong collaboration ...
20 Apr 2018 |
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Global climate change treaty to have public health impacts: Lowering greenhouse gas emissions
Nearly 200 nations came together in Paris in December to accept a climate change agreement that is being heralded as a pivotal moment for global health and a turning point in work to mitigate and adapt to climate change.Unlike previous international climate change accords, the agreement that came out of the Paris Climate Conference, ...