A sweeping new report released today reveals the devastating impacts of fossil fuel extraction and use on human health. Cradle to Grave: The Health Toll of Fossil Fuels and the Imperative for a Just Transition provides the first comprehensive global overview of the health consequences associated with fossil fuel use at every stage of their lifecycle, from extraction to waste, and across the human lifespan, from pregnancy and pre-birth to old age.
Press release: Cross-Cutting Report Reveals Devastating Global Health Impacts of Fossil Fuels – Thru Production Life Cycle, & Across Human Lifespan
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- Health Policy Watch: Ban Fossil Fuel Advertisements Recommends Study on ‘Cradle to Grave’ Climate & Health Impacts
- Financial Times Sustainable Views: Fossil fuels cost trillions in health and productivity
- Agence France Presse: Fossil fuels harm health from ‘cradle to grave’: report
- EFE: De la cuna a la tumba, el informe que reúne todos los daños que los combustibles fósiles causan a la salud
- Climate Home: ““Public health emergency”: Report shows fossil fuel impacts on every stage of life
- Euractiv: Harm from fossil fuels starts before birth, healthcare professionals warn
- Liberation: «Les énergies fossiles nous font du mal à tous les stades de notre vie» : de l’extraction à l’utilisation, les risques durables des hydrocarbures
- Valor Economico: Crise climática é ‘choque’ na saúde, diz estudo
- Un estudio global documenta cómo los combustibles fósiles dañan la salud desde la extracción hasta el desecho
- CTV video: Fossil fuels harm health throughout life, from pregnancy to old age
