A COP29 for People and Planet

The Global Climate and Health Alliance presents a framework for COP29 to translate the COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health into concrete outcomes. The report argues that climate change undermines global health progress and calls for a fast, funded phase-out of fossil fuels, the adoption of a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) for climate finance, and the integration of health targets into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). It emphasizes the need for holistic adaptation, the capitalization of the Loss and Damage Fund to address health needs, and the protection of UNFCCC policymaking from the influence of polluting industries.

• The report calls for the adoption of a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance with a minimum public finance provision target of USD 1 trillion per year in predominantly grants-based funding from developed to developing countries.
• A rapid and just transition to renewable energy is framed as a public health imperative, requiring an immediate end to all fossil fuel production and infrastructure expansion and a phase-out of fossil fuels.
• The document recommends embedding physical and mental health considerations into national policies and reporting, including NDCs, long-term low emission development strategies (LT-LEDs), and national adaptation plans (NAPs).
• The report urges the capitalization of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage to address health needs and the use of the Santiago Network to quantify health-related losses and damages, including non-economic losses.
• To ensure policy integrity, the report advocates for a strengthened UNFCCC Conflict of Interest Policy to reduce the undue influence of fossil fuel-dependent industries and agro-industrial multinationals in policymaking.
• The report emphasizes the need for food and agricultural systems that prioritize nutrition security and biodiversity, specifically calling for the phase-out of emissions-intensive agrochemicals and the end of industrial agriculture.
• The document proposes establishing a cycle of ambition for adaptation indicators to be adopted at COP30, ensuring that monitoring reflects physical and mental health outcomes and avoids maladaptation.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (2024). A COP29 for People and Planet. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/COP29-Digital-Report.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. A COP29 for People and Planet. 2024. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/COP29-Digital-Report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{globalclimateandhealthalliance2024cop29, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{A COP29 for People and Planet}}, institution = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, year = {2024}, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/COP29-Digital-Report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }