Carta al Presidente de la COP28 - No más combustibles fósiles

A statement from global health leaders calling for the total elimination of fossil fuels to address the root cause of the climate crisis and improve public health outcomes. The authors argue that transitioning to renewable energy will reduce premature deaths from air pollution, lower healthcare costs, and protect ecosystems, while warning against 'false solutions' like carbon capture and storage (CCS). They demand a just energy transition, the redirection of fossil fuel subsidies toward health and climate solutions, and the exclusion of fossil fuel industry lobbyists from climate negotiations.

• The continued use of fossil fuels is identified as the root cause of the climate crisis, and their phase-out is necessary to maintain global temperature increases within the 1.5 °C limit of the Paris Agreement to ensure health and economic prosperity.
• Air pollution resulting from burning fossil fuels causes approximately 4.2 million premature deaths annually; transitioning to clean energy could reduce the burden of cancers, heart disease, neurological conditions, and chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and COPD.
• Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is characterized as a 'false solution' that lacks evidence and risks extending fossil fuel use and increasing harmful emissions without providing immediate health improvements.
• The authors call for a systemic 'just transition' to a low-carbon economy that ensures access to affordable and resilient clean energy for the most fragile states and excluded communities, funded by redirecting fossil fuel subsidies and fulfilling the 100 billion dollar annual climate finance commitment.
• The document argues that the fossil fuel industry should be excluded from climate negotiations to prevent lobbying, misinformation, and delays, drawing a parallel to the exclusion of the tobacco industry from the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (n.d.). Carta al Presidente de la COP28 - No más combustibles fósiles. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Carta-al-Presidente-de-la-COP28-No-mas-combustibles-fosiles.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. Carta al Presidente de la COP28 - No más combustibles fósiles. n.d. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Carta-al-Presidente-de-la-COP28-No-mas-combustibles-fosiles.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{globalclimateandhealthalliancendcarta, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{Carta al Presidente de la COP28 - No más combustibles fósiles}}, publisher = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Carta-al-Presidente-de-la-COP28-No-mas-combustibles-fosiles.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }