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The 2022 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change : Towards a climate resilient future

van Daalen, Kim R.
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Romanello, Marina
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Rocklöv, Joacim
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Semenza, Jan C.
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Tonne, Cathryn
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Markandya, Anil
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Dasandi, Niheer
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Jankin, Slava
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Achebak, Hicham
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Ballester, Joan
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van Daalen, Kim R.
Romanello, Marina
Rocklöv, Joacim
Semenza, Jan C.
Tonne, Cathryn
Markandya, Anil
Dasandi, Niheer
Jankin, Slava
Achebak, Hicham
Ballester, Joan
Bechara, Hannah
Callaghan, Max W.
Chambers, Jonathan
Dasgupta, Shouro
Drummond, Paul
Farooq, Zia
Gasparyan, Olga
Gonzalez-Reviriego, Nube
Hamilton, Ian
Hänninen, Risto
Kazmierczak, Aleksandra
Kendrovski, Vladimir
Kennard, Harry
Kiesewetter, Gregor
Lloyd, Simon J.
Batista, Martin Lotto
Martinez-Urtaza, Jaime
Milà, Carles
Minx, Jan C.
Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark
Palamarchuk, Julia
Quijal-Zamorano, Marcos
Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z.
Scamman, Daniel
Schmoll, Oliver
Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo
Sjödin, Henrik
Sofiev, Mikhail
Solaraju-Murali, Balakrishnan
Springmann, Marco
Triñanes, Joaquin
Anto, Josep M.
Nilsson, Maria
Lowe, Rachel
Abstract
[Executive summary] In the past few decades, major public health advances have happened in Europe, with drastic decreases in premature mortality and a life expectancy increase of almost 9 years since 1980. European countries have some of the best health-care systems in the world. However, Europe is challenged with unprecedented and overlapping crises that are detrimental to human health and livelihoods and threaten adaptive capacity, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the fastest-growing migrant crisis since World War 2, population displacement, environmental degradation, and deepening inequalities. Compared with pre-industrial times, the mean average European surface air temperature increase has been almost 1°C higher than the average global temperature increase, and 2022 was the hottest European summer on record. As the world's third largest economy and a major contributor to global cumulative greenhouse gas emissions, Europe is a key stakeholder in the world's response to climate change and has a global responsibility and opportunity to lead the transition to becoming a low-carbon economy and a healthier, more resilient society. The Lancet Countdown in Europe is a collaboration of 44 leading researchers, established to monitor the links between health and climate change in Europe and to support a robust, evidence-informed response to protect human health. Mirroring the Global Lancet Countdown, this report monitors the health effects of climate change and the health co-benefits of climate action in Europe. Indicators will be updated on an annual basis and new indicators will be incorporated to provide a broad overview to help guide policies to create a more climate-resilient future.
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Date
2022
Type
Journal article
Journal
The Lancet Public Health
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Volume
7
Issue
11
Page Range
942-965
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ACU Department
Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14802/24892
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10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01540-9
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