COP26: scientists call for aid, will world leaders answer?
In September this year, 200 health journals published the same Editorial, highlighting the health impacts of climate change and calling for stronger action from countries at the UN General Assembly ahead of COP26 (Glasgow, UK). Now, as the conference comes to an end, have world leaders heeded their call? The Editorial, authored by a collection of Editor-in-Chiefs and senior management from 18 journals, begins with several key observations about the impact of global heating on health. Chief among these are the 50% increase in heat-related mortalities in the over 65s seen in the last 20 years and the decline in...
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