For health's sake, stop financing fossil fuels

The Global Climate and Health Alliance calls for the integration of health metrics into global climate frameworks and the immediate phase-out of fossil fuels to prevent millions of avoidable deaths. The statement emphasizes that wealthy nations must meet the $100B climate finance goal, with half allocated to adaptation and significant investment in health systems. It highlights that the healthcare sector contributes 4-5% of global emissions and must be part of mitigation efforts while becoming more resilient to climate shocks.

• Climate change is a critical health issue causing millions of avoidable deaths annually, yet health integration into UNFCCC policymaking and monitoring has been insufficient despite IPCC warnings since 1990.
• A complete phase-out of fossil fuels is presented as a public health imperative to eliminate harms from extraction, transport, processing, and use, as fossil fuels are deemed incompatible with a healthy future by the 2022 Lancet Countdown report.
• Wealthy nations are urged to fulfill the $100B global climate finance goal, including shortfalls from 2020-2021, with 50% of funds dedicated to adaptation and increased investment in health programs.
• The healthcare sector is a significant emitter, contributing 4-5% of global emissions, and must be leveraged for both mitigation and adaptation to build 'health resilience'.

APA

Walsh, D. (2022). For health's sake, stop financing fossil fuels. Global Climate and Health Alliance. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/blog/for-healths-sake-stop-financing-fossil-fuels/

Chicago

Walsh, Dave. For health's sake, stop financing fossil fuels. Global Climate and Health Alliance, 2022. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/blog/for-healths-sake-stop-financing-fossil-fuels/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{walsh2022healths, author = {Walsh, Dave}, title = {{For health's sake, stop financing fossil fuels}}, publisher = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/blog/for-healths-sake-stop-financing-fossil-fuels/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }