The 2023 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: the imperative for a health-centred response in a world facing irreversible harms
M Romanello, C Di Napoli, C Green, H Kennard… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Executive Summary The Lancet Countdown is an international research collaboration that
independently monitors the evolving impacts of climate change on health, and the emerging …
independently monitors the evolving impacts of climate change on health, and the emerging …
Public health implications of drought in a climate change context: a critical review
Extreme weather events are expected to increase due to climate change, which could pose
an additional burden of morbidity and mortality. In recent decades, drought severity has …
an additional burden of morbidity and mortality. In recent decades, drought severity has …
Heat-related mortality in Europe during the summer of 2022
J Ballester, M Quijal-Zamorano… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Over 70,000 excess deaths occurred in Europe during the summer of 2003. The resulting
societal awareness led to the design and implementation of adaptation strategies to protect …
societal awareness led to the design and implementation of adaptation strategies to protect …
Testing the EKC hypothesis for ecological and carbon intensity of well-being: The role of forest extent
The G-20 countries represent a considerable percentage of the global economy and are
crucial in matters to do with support for environmental sustainability. The uniqueness of this …
crucial in matters to do with support for environmental sustainability. The uniqueness of this …
The green transition and its potential territorial discontents
A Rodríguez-Pose, F Bartalucci - Cambridge Journal of Regions …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The impacts of climate change are unevenly distributed across territories. Less is known
about the potential effects of climate policies aimed at mitigating the negative consequences …
about the potential effects of climate policies aimed at mitigating the negative consequences …
[HTML][HTML] Spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air pollution and mortality in European cities: a health impact assessment
Background Ambient air pollution is a major risk to health and wellbeing in European cities.
We aimed to estimate spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air …
We aimed to estimate spatial and sector-specific contributions of emissions to ambient air …
Noise and air pollution as risk factors for hypertension: part I—epidemiology
Traffic noise and air pollution are 2 major environmental health risk factors in urbanized
societies that often occur together. Despite cooccurrence in urban settings, noise and air …
societies that often occur together. Despite cooccurrence in urban settings, noise and air …
Decision-support tools to build climate resilience against emerging infectious diseases in Europe and beyond
J Rocklöv, JC Semenza, S Dasgupta… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Climate change is one of several drivers of recurrent outbreaks and geographical range
expansion of infectious diseases in Europe. We propose a framework for the co-production …
expansion of infectious diseases in Europe. We propose a framework for the co-production …
[HTML][HTML] Harnessing the connectivity of climate change, food systems and diets: Taking action to improve human and planetary health
With climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and ongoing conflicts, food systems and the
diets they produce are facing increasing fragility. In a turbulent, hot world, threatened …
diets they produce are facing increasing fragility. In a turbulent, hot world, threatened …
West Nile virus eco-epidemiology and climate change
J Heidecke, A Lavarello Schettini, J Rocklöv - PLOS Climate, 2023 - journals.plos.org
West Nile virus (WNV) is an arbovirus with a wide geographical distribution. It is maintained
in an enzootic bird-mosquito cycle and exhibits regular zoonotic transmission to humans, to …
in an enzootic bird-mosquito cycle and exhibits regular zoonotic transmission to humans, to …