Para la salud de las personas y el planeta

A statement by the Global Climate and Health Alliance and partner organizations outlining seven priority areas for COP28 to protect human and planetary health. The document advocates for a 'Health in All Policies' approach, emphasizing the urgent need to phase out fossil fuels, increase climate financing for health, and integrate health metrics into adaptation and mitigation strategies.

• The document calls for a total phase-out of fossil fuels and a commitment to stop creating new fossil fuel infrastructure to meet Paris Agreement emissions targets. This transition is described as a public health imperative that could save 3.6 million lives annually. To maintain climate change within adaptation limits and reach the 1.5°C goal, emissions must be reduced by 43% by 2030 and 60% by 2050 compared to 1990 levels.
• The authors argue that fossil gas cannot be considered a transition fuel due to its broader climate and health impacts, specifically noting that methane—the primary component of fossil gas—is a precursor to ground-level ozone and various toxic co-pollutants.
• Climate financing must be scaled up and strategically allocated to health outcomes. The document notes that the $100 billion climate financing goal is delayed and calls for the doubling of adaptation financing by 2025. It suggests that universal health coverage could be achieved using approximately one-seventh of the funds currently spent globally on fossil fuel subsidies.
• Adaptation and monitoring should be centered on health and wellbeing outcomes. The document proposes that the Global Goal on Adaptation include health-based metrics and that health considerations be integrated into National Adaptation Plans or specific National Health Adaptation Plans.
• The statement emphasizes the need for a Loss and Damage Fund that is flexible and quickly accessible, specifically to quantify and respond to health losses, including non-economic and slow-onset losses. It asserts that loans and insurance are insufficient for this purpose.
• Agricultural systems must transition away from industrial livestock and toward agroecology and indigenous food practices to protect human health and the climate. Transitioning to sustainable, plant-rich diets could prevent 11 million premature adult deaths annually from malnutrition and diet-related non-communicable diseases.
• The document urges the UNFCCC Secretariat to limit the influence of fossil fuel companies and other harmful commodity industries on policy-making, suggesting a model similar to the exclusion of the tobacco industry under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

APA

Global Climate and Health Alliance (n.d.). Para la salud de las personas y el planeta. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Prioridades-para-una-COP28-saludable.pdf

Chicago

Global Climate and Health Alliance. Para la salud de las personas y el planeta. n.d. https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Prioridades-para-una-COP28-saludable.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{globalclimateandhealthalliancendpara, author = {{Global Climate and Health Alliance}}, title = {{Para la salud de las personas y el planeta}}, publisher = {Global Climate and Health Alliance}, url = {https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Prioridades-para-una-COP28-saludable.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }