The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action
The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action
Kim Robin van Daalen et al. – The Lancet Public Health, Volume 9, Issue 7, July 2024
In 2023, record-breaking temperatures were recorded globally, with Europe warming at twice the global average, posing severe health risks. The Lancet Countdown in Europe, established in 2021, tracks health impacts of climate change to push for urgent climate-responsive actions. The 2023 report, now expanded to 42 indicators, highlights the worsening health impacts, Europe’s delayed climate action, and emphasizes the need to address inequality and justice in climate responsibility and health risks.
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00055-0