Translation: Executive summary of the 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
Unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action
Abstract
In 2023, record temperatures will be recorded worldwide. Without climate action, climate-related adverse health impacts are expected to worsen worldwide, affecting billions of people. In Europe, temperatures are warming twice as fast as the global average, threatening the health of people across the continent and causing unnecessary loss of life.
References
van Daalen, K. R., Tonne, C., Semenza, J. C., Rocklöv, J., Markandya, A., Dasandi, N., Jankin, S., Achebak, H., Ballester, J., Bechara, H., Beck, T. M., Callaghan, M. W., Carvalho, B. M., Chambers, J., Pradas, M. C., Courtenay, O., Dasgupta, S., Eckelman, M. J., Farooq, Z., Fransson, P., … Lowe, R. (2024). The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action. The Lancet. Public Health, S2468-2667(24)00055-0. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00055-0
