Take Action on Climate Change to Protect Human Health

A fact sheet by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) detailing the physical and mental health risks posed by climate change in Canada and globally, while urging health professionals and the public to advocate for a 45% reduction in emissions by 2030.

• Climate change is projected to significantly increase health risks in Canada, including a doubling or tripling of extremely hot days over the next 30 years, increased air pollution from wildfires, droughts, and pollen, and a rise in mental health issues related to extreme weather and future anxiety.
• Rising temperatures are facilitating the spread of insect-borne diseases in Canada; specifically, Lyme Disease has affected more than 2,000 people and spread across multiple provinces.
• Global impacts of climate change include lethal heat waves, the spread of malaria and Dengue fever, and threats to island states and coastal areas from storm surges, rising sea levels, and hurricanes. In a single year, 712 extreme weather events caused US$326 billion in economic losses.
• The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) states that climate emissions must be reduced by 45% by 2030 to avoid catastrophic climate change, a target supported by CAPE and other national health organizations.

APA

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (2019). Take Action on Climate Change to Protect Human Health. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/National-Factsheet-Sept.-2019.pdf

Chicago

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Take Action on Climate Change to Protect Human Health. 2019. https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/National-Factsheet-Sept.-2019.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{canadianassociationofphysiciansfortheenvironment2019take, author = {{Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}}, title = {{Take Action on Climate Change to Protect Human Health}}, institution = {Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {https://cape.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/National-Factsheet-Sept.-2019.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }