Global Health Professionals Call for Transition Away from Coal

Abstract

On behalf of health professionals around the world, we call on the G7 nations to accelerate the global transition away from coal­fired electricity. Eliminating air pollution from coal­fired power plants provides immediate and significant air pollution­related health benefits and health care savings. A coal phase­out also slows climate change, thereby reducing current and future illnesses and deaths from heat waves, droughts, malnutrition, flooding, air pollution and wildfires.

Resource Type

Position paper/statement

Author

Health and Environment Alliance

Resource URL

http://env-health.org/IMG/pdf/global-health-statement-on-coal.pdf

Organization Type

Ngo

Health and Human Impacts

Cardiovascular disease Respiratory disease

Climate and Environmental Impact

Air pollution

Emission Sources

Conventional energy Energy Conventional

Fossil Fuel

Coal

GHG

Overview/general

Solutions

Climate mitigation/GHG reduction Public health/health sector response Renewable/clean energy

Other

Advocacy Vulnerable populations

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