Appel à l’action concernant le Changement Climatique et la Santé

The document argues that climate change is the greatest health threat of the 21st century, citing specific impacts on Canadians such as respiratory issues from wildfires, heat-related deaths in Quebec, and food insecurity in the Canadian Arctic. It calls for federal action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, phase out coal and fossil fuel subsidies, and invest in public health resilience and a just transition for workers.

• Climate change is already causing severe physical and mental health issues for Canadians, including respiratory problems from wildfire smoke, PTSD from emergency evacuations, and food insecurity in the Canadian Arctic where temperatures have risen by 3 °C since the 1950s.
• Extreme weather events have led to a significant increase in financial costs in Canada; insurance claims for natural disasters rose from 400 million CAD per year in previous decades to approximately 1 billion CAD per year, while public funding for damages increased from 100 million CAD per year two decades ago to 2 billion CAD per year in 2013-14.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2019). Appel à l’action concernant le Changement Climatique et la Santé. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Appel-%C3%A0-l%E2%80%99Action-concernant-le-Changement-Climatique-et-la-Sant%C3%A9-Feb-5-2019-updated-2019-mars.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Appel à l’action concernant le Changement Climatique et la Santé. 2019. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Appel-%C3%A0-l%E2%80%99Action-concernant-le-Changement-Climatique-et-la-Sant%C3%A9-Feb-5-2019-updated-2019-mars.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2019appel, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Appel à l’action concernant le Changement Climatique et la Santé}}, publisher = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2019}, month = feb, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Appel-%C3%A0-l%E2%80%99Action-concernant-le-Changement-Climatique-et-la-Sant%C3%A9-Feb-5-2019-updated-2019-mars.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }