A COP29 for People and Planet

This report, produced by the Global Climate and Health Alliance in consultation with the international health and climate community, provides nine detailed recommendations for COP29 in Baku. It argues that climate change undermines global health progress and calls for the translation of the COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health into concrete outcomes through ambitious mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage responses, underpinned by significant financial commitments.

• The report calls for a 'fast, fair, full and funded phase-out of fossil fuels', including an immediate stop to the expansion of fossil fuel production and infrastructure. It advocates for tripling renewable electricity capacity by 2030 and doubling energy efficiency measures, aiming to reduce total final energy demand by at least 25% by 2050 compared to current levels.
• To enable health-promoting climate action, the document recommends a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance with a minimum public finance provision target of USD 1 trillion per year from developed to developing countries, primarily in grants. It also mentions a larger accumulating climate debt requiring reparatory payments from the Global South to the Global North estimated at USD 5 trillion per year or more.
• The report emphasizes the need to integrate physical and mental health considerations into national policies, including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs). It suggests establishing national multisectoral coordination mechanisms, such as taskforces, to implement integrated climate-health strategies.
• Regarding adaptation, the report calls for the establishment of a clear link between the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience and the NCQG to address a USD 11 billion annual shortfall in health sector adaptation finance for developing countries by 2030.
• The document recommends capitalizing the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage to address health needs and utilizing the Santiago Network on Loss and Damage to quantify health-related losses, including non-economic and slow-onset damages.
• The report advocates for a transition to sustainable healthy diets and the prioritization of agroecology, calling for the end of industrial agriculture to reduce emissions and risks of disease spillover. It notes that a transition to sustainable healthy diets could prevent 11 million premature adult deaths annually.
• To ensure policy integrity, the report calls 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 stresses the importance of meaningful engagement with the most impacted communities—including Indigenous peoples, refugees, and youth—ensuring they are at the forefront of policy development and have facilitated physical participation at COPs and other UNFCCC meetings.

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} }