BBC: The health impact of living near a fossil gas leak
Phasing out fossil fuels is the surest way to reduce natural gas’s toxic threat.
Media Coverage of GCHA During COP28
Mentions of the Global Climate and Health Alliance in media during COP28.
Media Coverage: Clean Air NDC Scorecard
Recent coverage of the Global Climate and Health Alliance’s Clean Air NDC Scorecard.
UN Publication Quotes GCHA’s Healthy NDC Scorecards
We’re honoured to see our Healthy NDC Scorecard quoted extensively on page 32 of the UNDESA and UNFCCC publication Synergy Solutions for a World in Crisis: Tackling Climate and SDG Action Together, launched on September 13, 2023
The Guardian: Monday was hottest day for global average temperature on record, as climate crisis bites
“The extraction and use of coal, oil and gas harm people’s health, are the primary driver of warming and are incompatible with a healthy climate future. That’s all the more reason that governments must prepare to deliver a commitment at Cop28 to phase out all fossil fuels, and a just transition to renewable energy for all.”
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.”
COP27 Media Coverage
Here’s a roundup of some of the top media coverage achieved by the Global Climate and Health Alliance during COP27.
Media Coverage roundup: International Health Organizations Call for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
The following news coverage resulted from our September 14, 2022 press release: International Health Organizations Call for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty
Daily Maverick: UN chief calls new climate change report an ‘atlas of human suffering’ — but it’s not all bad news
“These palpable signs of the climate crisis and the resulting health emergency must serve to spur us towards transforming our food, energy, health, and transportation systems to make them fit for purpose”, said Jeni Miller, Global Climate and Health Alliance.
Washington Post: COP26 finally framed climate change as a public health issue, experts say
Miller said health professionals urged world leaders in Glasgow to meet the more ambitious goal of the 2015 Paris agreement: limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. “The science is clear that warming greater than that could be catastrophic for people’s health, and that every tenth of a degree averted matters,” she said.
Democracy Now! Health leaders talk to Amy Goodman during COP26
Amit Singh from Students for Global Health and Dr Jeni Miller of Global Climate and Health Alliance spoke with Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman from COP26, 12 November 2021, about how 46 million health workers from around the world are calling on world leaders to protect people’s health from heatwaves, air pollution, extreme weather events, and the need to keep global temperature rises below 1.5C.
Reuters: Stronger climate action urged at COP26 to avoid ‘unimaginable’ health risks
From extreme heat to hunger, climate change is bringing growing health threats – but bringing together emissions cuts and adaptation efforts could help
New York Times: Effort to Reframe Climate Change as a Health Crisis Gains Steam
Research has increasingly shown that warming is taking a deadly toll on human health. At the global climate summit in Glasgow, the issue has gained new prominence.
BBC News: Dr Jeni Miller Speaks from COP26 on Putting Health at Heart of Climate Policy
BBC World Service – Newsday. Dr Jeni Miller speaks to James Copnall about the need to put health at the heart of climate policy at COP26.
Bloomberg: South Africa Leads Big Emitters in Preparing for Climate Health Risks
South Africa’s high score shows that high emitting countries can and must integrate health into their climate commitments,” said Jeni Miller, executive director of the Global Climate and Health Alliance