Organizing to advance equitable climate and health solutions: The medical society consortium on climate and health
In 2016, concern among physicians about the health harms of climate change led to the founding of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, a coalition of medical societies and ultimately other health organizations, to publicly sound the alarm and address profound and growing health and...
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| author | Mona Sarfaty Nicole Duritz Rob Gould Mark Mitchell Lisa Patel Jerome Paulson Linda Rudolph Colin Nackerman Beverly Harp Edward W. Maibach |
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| description | In 2016, concern among physicians about the health harms of climate change led to the founding of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, a coalition of medical societies and ultimately other health organizations, to publicly sound the alarm and address profound and growing health and equity consequences of climate change. Building on strong public trust in medical and other health professionals, in partnership with other health organizations, in 2019 the Consortium declared climate change a health emergency and now pursues a policy agenda of equitable climate solutions that protect and promote health. The health case for climate action is compelling because while solutions provide climate benefits in the future, many solutions provide powerful health benefits in the present, and primarily in communities taking such actions. The economic case is also compelling, with the cost of electricity from clean renewable sources now lower than fossil fuels, and the cost of inaction continuing to grow: Recent estimates of the health cost of climate change show it surpassing $800 billion per year. The Consortium supports decarbonizing the U.S. health sector and international efforts to convince the world's leaders to limit global warming to no more than 1.5C, which is the upper limit of the safe zone. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-134681924cdb4cbab9fb6bb135cd01822022-12-22T02:46:11ZengElsevierThe Journal of Climate Change and Health2667-27822022-08-017100174Organizing to advance equitable climate and health solutions: The medical society consortium on climate and healthMona Sarfaty0Nicole Duritz1Rob Gould2Mark Mitchell3Lisa Patel4Jerome Paulson5Linda Rudolph6Colin Nackerman7Beverly Harp8Edward W. Maibach9George Mason University, 400 University Drive, 6A8, Fairfax, VA, USA; Corresponding author.George Mason University, 400 University Drive, 6A8, Fairfax, VA, USAOne Degree Strategies, Rockville, MD, USAGeorge Mason University, 400 University Drive, 6A8, Fairfax, VA, USAStanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USAGeorge Washington University Emeritus, USAPublic Health Institute, Oakland, CA, USAGeorge Mason University, Encinitas, CA, USAGeorge Mason University, 400 University Drive, 6A8, Fairfax, VA, USAGeorge Mason University, 400 University Drive, 6A8, Fairfax, VA, USAIn 2016, concern among physicians about the health harms of climate change led to the founding of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, a coalition of medical societies and ultimately other health organizations, to publicly sound the alarm and address profound and growing health and equity consequences of climate change. Building on strong public trust in medical and other health professionals, in partnership with other health organizations, in 2019 the Consortium declared climate change a health emergency and now pursues a policy agenda of equitable climate solutions that protect and promote health. The health case for climate action is compelling because while solutions provide climate benefits in the future, many solutions provide powerful health benefits in the present, and primarily in communities taking such actions. The economic case is also compelling, with the cost of electricity from clean renewable sources now lower than fossil fuels, and the cost of inaction continuing to grow: Recent estimates of the health cost of climate change show it surpassing $800 billion per year. The Consortium supports decarbonizing the U.S. health sector and international efforts to convince the world's leaders to limit global warming to no more than 1.5C, which is the upper limit of the safe zone.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278222000633Medical societyClimate policyClimate advocacyHealth emergencyPhysician advocacyDecarbonization |
| spellingShingle | Mona Sarfaty Nicole Duritz Rob Gould Mark Mitchell Lisa Patel Jerome Paulson Linda Rudolph Colin Nackerman Beverly Harp Edward W. Maibach Organizing to advance equitable climate and health solutions: The medical society consortium on climate and health The Journal of Climate Change and Health Medical society Climate policy Climate advocacy Health emergency Physician advocacy Decarbonization |
| title | Organizing to advance equitable climate and health solutions: The medical society consortium on climate and health |
| title_full | Organizing to advance equitable climate and health solutions: The medical society consortium on climate and health |
| title_fullStr | Organizing to advance equitable climate and health solutions: The medical society consortium on climate and health |
| title_full_unstemmed | Organizing to advance equitable climate and health solutions: The medical society consortium on climate and health |
| title_short | Organizing to advance equitable climate and health solutions: The medical society consortium on climate and health |
| title_sort | organizing to advance equitable climate and health solutions the medical society consortium on climate and health |
| topic | Medical society Climate policy Climate advocacy Health emergency Physician advocacy Decarbonization |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667278222000633 |
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