The 2020 report of The Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: Responding to converging crises
The Lancet Countdown is an international collaboration
established to provide an independent, global monitoring
system dedicated to tracking the emerging health profile
of the changing climate.
The 2020 report presents 43 indicators across
five sections: climate change impacts, exposures, and
vulnerabilities; adaptation, planning, and resilience for
health; mitigation actions and health co-benefits; economics
and finance; and public and political engagement.
This report represents the findings and consensus of
the 35 leading academic institutions and UN agencies
that make up The Lancet Countdown, and draws on the
expertise of climate scientists, geographers, engineers,
experts in energy, food, and transport, economists, social,
and political scientists, data scientists, public health
professionals, and doctors.Citation
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