Dr. Jeremy Hess Discusses Lancet's "Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change" (December 13th)
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Listen now (33 mins) | Listen Now In late November, Lancet published its 2018 "Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change." The 36-page report (link below), authored by nearly 70 scientists, including Dr. Jeremy Hess, provides an assessment of health and economic effects of climate change and global warming as well as provides an assessment of the world's green house gas emissions and current global efforts to reduce our carbon footprint all via 41 data indicators reported under five domains. Among other sobering conclusions, the report states, "Carbon intensity remains broadly unchanged," i.e., "climate change is moving faster than we are." This leads to the report states, "unacceptable high level of risk for the current and future health of populations of the world," that have the report states further, "dire implications for every aspect of human life."
Dr. Jeremy Hess Discusses Lancet's "Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change" (December 13th)
Dr. Jeremy Hess Discusses Lancet's…
Dr. Jeremy Hess Discusses Lancet's "Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change" (December 13th)
Listen now (33 mins) | Listen Now In late November, Lancet published its 2018 "Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change." The 36-page report (link below), authored by nearly 70 scientists, including Dr. Jeremy Hess, provides an assessment of health and economic effects of climate change and global warming as well as provides an assessment of the world's green house gas emissions and current global efforts to reduce our carbon footprint all via 41 data indicators reported under five domains. Among other sobering conclusions, the report states, "Carbon intensity remains broadly unchanged," i.e., "climate change is moving faster than we are." This leads to the report states, "unacceptable high level of risk for the current and future health of populations of the world," that have the report states further, "dire implications for every aspect of human life."