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As Bonn Climate Meeting Fails To Deliver, G7 Countries Must Protect Health And Lives

Saturday, 15 June 2024, 3:51 am | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Progress stalled in Bonn, with some countries deliberately avoiding discussions on ending fossil fuel use, undermining progress made at COP28, despite efforts by others to advance action. More >>

Bonn Climate Meeting Must Continue Momentum To Protect Health From Climate Change

Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 5:05 am | Global Climate and Health Alliance

The Global Climate and Health Alliance is calling on governments to focus on health and health equity, as a spur to motivate significant progress on how the commitments made during last year’s COP28 negotiations will be delivered. More >>

World Health Assembly: Health Professionals Hail Adoption Of Landmark Climate And Health Resolution

Friday, 31 May 2024, 8:20 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Resolution adopted by consensus More >>

Urgent Climate Resolution Must Be Adopted At This Week’s WHO World Health Assembly

Monday, 27 May 2024, 5:25 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Resolution expected to be adopted by consensus on Friday 31st May or Saturday 1st June. More >>

Why Urgent Climate Resolution Must Be Adopted During WHO World Health Assembly

Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 5:15 am | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Adoption of the Climate Change and Health resolution during this month’s World Health Assembly would demonstrate a clear political commitment by governments and WHO to scale up climate action as a public health priority in order to protect people ... More >>

COP28: ‘Abated’ Fossil Fuels Would Still Prove Devastating To Human Health

Monday, 11 December 2023, 8:39 am | Global Climate and Health Alliance

As the COP28 climate negotiations roll into their final days, the Global Climate and Health Alliance today warned negotiators that some of the pathways available in the current COP28 texts will prove detrimental to human health. While the future ... More >>

COP28: Wealthy Countries Hesitation On Adaptation Targets Poses Grave Risk To Human Health

Saturday, 9 December 2023, 5:05 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

As COP28 climate negotiations head into week two, governments are finalising the details of a two year process to agree the direction of adaptation action. These discussions will define how and whether progress on adaptation is framed and measured ... More >>

Health NGO Reacts To Signing Of COP28 Declaration On Climate And Health By Over 120 Countries

Sunday, 3 December 2023, 6:54 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Reacting to today’s announcement that 123 governments have now endorsed the COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health : “We welcome today’s announcement of 123 countries endorsing the COP28 Declaration on Climate and Health,” said Dr Jeni Miller, Executive ... More >>

Global Health and Medical Community Unite To Demand End Fossil Fuel Dependency at COP28

Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 7:35 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

1st November, 00:01 hrs CEST: A letter published today on behalf of the international health and medical community, addressed to COP 28 President-Designate Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber demands that “ countries commit to an accelerated, just and equitable ... More >>

Air Pollution Study Finds G20 Countries Fall Short On Integrating Air Quality Into Climate Plans

Thursday, 19 October 2023, 7:38 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Low and middle income countries lead way by taking action to improve air quality in national climate plans London, 18 October 2023:- With 99% of the world’s population breathing polluted air - in excess of WHO guideline limits , a new scorecard shows ... More >>

NYC Climate Week; Health Professionals Demand Fossil Fuel Phase Out Ahead UN Climate Ambition Summit

Monday, 18 September 2023, 7:49 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

New York,18th September:- Health professionals from around the world called on governments to commit to an accelerated, just and equitable phase-out of fossil fuels as a decisive path to health for all ahead of this week’s Climate Ambition Summit on September ... More >>

Slashing Global Methane Emissions Crucial To Human Health - Report

Saturday, 2 September 2023, 7:20 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

London/Washington DC, 30 August 2023:- Making deep cuts to global methane emissions could deliver substantial health benefits while also limiting global warming to 1.5C or close to it, according to a series of reports published today by the Global Climate ... More >>

As ‘Health COP’ Approaches, Analysis Shows Big Emitting Nations Doing Too Little To Protect Health From Climate Change

Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 5:56 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

16 May, 2023:- With this December’s COP28 fast approaching, low- and middle income countries lead the way when it comes to inclusion of health goals in their climate commitments, while more wealthy, industrialised nations - responsible for the majority ... More >>

IPCC Synthesis Report Reaction: Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Imperative To Human Health

Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 6:52 am | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Geneva, 20 March 2023:- Ahead of today’s publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Synthesis Report (SYR), a global coalition of health professionals is calling on governments to fund loss and damage response, ... More >>

Health Professionals Welcome COP28 Health Day But Emphasize Health Focus Must Go Further

Thursday, 16 March 2023, 5:44 am | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Abu Dhabi, 14 March 2023:- Responding to the announcement by COP28 director-general, Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, that a ‘Health Day’ will take place during this year’s UN climate summit, the Global Climate and Health Alliance welcomed the elevation ... More >>

COP27: Health Organizations Issue Stern Demand For Loss And Damage Fund

Sunday, 20 November 2022, 5:45 am | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Sharm El-Sheikh, 16 November 2022:- As negotiations move to the ministerial level at COP27 Climate Summit in Egypt, the Global Climate and Health Alliance today reiterated its call for a governments to commit to establishing a Loss and Damage fund under ... More >>

Health Orgs: COP27 Governments Must Stay At Table To Reach Robust Loss And Damage Agreement

Sunday, 20 November 2022, 4:58 am | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Sharm El-Sheikh, 1300 EET, 19 November 2022: Amidst rumors that COP27 may close without an agreement, and trigger a special session in mid-2023, or defer agreement on key issues until COP28, the Jeni Miller, Executive Director of Global Climate ... More >>

COP27 Oil & Gas Proposal Earns Sharp Rebuke From Global Health Community

Saturday, 12 November 2022, 1:20 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Sharm El-Sheikh, 11 November 2022:- As the COP27 Climate Summit’s ‘Decarbonisation Day’ closes in Egypt, the Global Climate and Health Alliance denounced fossil fuel industry’s push for greater oil and gas development, and reiterates the worldwide ... More >>

COP27 & Health: World Leaders Must Deliver Plans For Fossil Fuel Phase-out & Climate Finance

Sunday, 6 November 2022, 8:36 pm | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Sharm El-Sheikh, 6 November 2022:- As the COP27 Climate Summit opens this week in Egypt, the Global Climate and Health Alliance calls on governments to protect the health of people worldwide by developing a clear plan for delivering finance to lower ... More >>

Report: Healthy Fossil Fuel Free World Means Re-Imagining New Clean Energy Future

Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 5:26 am | Global Climate and Health Alliance

Global, 10 October, 2022:- Governments can achieve a clean energy future for thriving healthy societies by effectively implementing a just energy transition, according to a briefing published today.  A Just Energy Transition for a Healthy Fossil ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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