The Health Community at COP27
Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt
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For Health’s Sake: Stop Financing Fossil Fuels
At the end of this week, global health community representatives, policy makers, climate experts, economists and civil society will be meeting at COP27 (GCHA page on COP27) in Egypt. This year’s location could not be more emblematic for...
Devex: Climate change’s toll on global health increasingly getting attention
“Absolutely zero progress was made [at COP27] on a commitment to fully phase out fossil fuels, and without tackling the major root cause of the climate crisis, we cannot fully protect health,” said Jeni Miller, executive director of the Global Climate and Health Alliance. “There wasn’t any progress made on that. They just repeated the same language as at COP 26.”
Health Orgs Welcome COP27 Loss and Damage Finance But Slam Fossil Fuel Stasis
As the COP27 Climate Summit ground to a close today in Egypt, health professionals and NGOs welcomed the inclusion of a Loss and Damage fund in the meeting’s final text, but slammed the stalled progress on fossil fuel phase-out.
Health community policy recommendations for COP27
In the lead up to COP27, the health community has jointly developed policy recommendations on the themes of loss and damage, mitigation, adaptation and finance. The Paris Agreement acknowledges the relevance of the right to health to...
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