O impacto dos combustíveis fósseis na saúde e a urgência de uma transição justa

The document details how fossil fuel production and combustion cause systemic health damage from fetal development through old age, disproportionately affecting marginalized populations in 'sacrifice zones'. It highlights that global fossil fuel subsidies reached an estimated US$ 7 trillion in 2022, including US$ 5.7 trillion in implicit subsidies representing unaccounted social and health costs. The report advocates for a 'just transition' that includes ending new fossil fuel projects, internalizing health costs via the 'polluter pays' principle, and redirecting financial resources toward renewable energy and public health infrastructure.

• Fossil fuel pollution impacts human health at every stage of life, including the prenatal period, where it is linked to low birth weight, premature birth, miscarriage, and congenital anomalies.
• Every phase of the fossil fuel life cycle generates specific health risks: extraction releases benzene and heavy metals; refining emits carcinogenic chemicals like toluene; transport involves toxic leaks; combustion produces PM2.5 and nitrogen oxides; and waste (such as coal ash) causes long-term chronic illness.
• Health damages are distributed unequally, with marginalized groups—including indigenous peoples, racial minorities, and low-income populations—often living in 'sacrifice zones' near polluting infrastructure with systemic barriers to healthcare.
• Global fossil fuel subsidies in 2022 were estimated at US$ 7 trillion, with US$ 5.7 trillion consisting of implicit subsidies that fail to account for social costs like air pollution and climate change.
• Current climate policies often ignore the multidimensional health damages of fossil fuels, focusing primarily on CO2 and methane emissions while failing to address toxic contamination or the limitations of carbon capture technologies.
• The report recommends the adoption of the 'polluter pays' principle to internalize health costs, shifting the financial burden of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases from public health systems to the fossil fuel companies.

APA

Dhlamini, M., & Romanello, M. (n.d.). O impacto dos combustíveis fósseis na saúde e a urgência de uma transição justa. Global Climate and Health Alliance. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/C2G-PORT_EXE-SUMMARY.pdf

Chicago

Dhlamini, Musawenkosi, and Marina Romanello. O impacto dos combustíveis fósseis na saúde e a urgência de uma transição justa. Global Climate and Health Alliance, n.d. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/C2G-PORT_EXE-SUMMARY.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{dhlaminindimpacto, author = {Dhlamini, Musawenkosi and Romanello, Marina}, title = {{O impacto dos combustíveis fósseis na saúde e a urgência de uma transição justa}}, institution = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/C2G-PORT_EXE-SUMMARY.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }