The climate crisis and its health impacts report | In the news
PPP report “The climate crisis and its health impacts” was launched in March 2022. Soon after the publication, the report’s findings and its recommendations were widely covered by many major national and international media outlets, as well as on Twitter.
Public Policy Projects (PPP) policy report on the intersection between climate change and health – The climate crisis and its health impacts.
The first four chapters of the report comprehensively address some of the most threatening health impacts of climate change, including heatwaves, infectious diseases, mental health and poor air quality. Each of the chapter analyses the relation between climate change and the given impact and, through a series of case studies, showcases best practise on how we can tackle this. The report serves not just to highlight the extent of the link between climate change and health, but also to demonstrate that there are many actions can be taken and that solutions are in our grasp to prevent and mitigate the health consequences of climate change.
In the final chapter of the report, PPP explains the rationale behind its ambitious decision to urge World Health Organization (WHO) to revise the narrow disease-specific definition of public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) to include climate change.
Media coverage of the report includes:
RTL 102.5 NEWS
La Repubblica
L’italiano che da Londra lotta contro il cambiamento climatico
10th April, 2022
ITALIAN
“Se vogliamo salvare il pianeta i governi nazionali devono affrontare la crisi climatica con la stessa urgenza ed efficacia vista durante la pandemia di Covid-19. Le azioni proattive ed efficaci quando si affronta il cambiamento climatico devono essere messe all’ordine del giorno sia a livello governativo che di organizzazioni internazionali. Il cambiamento climatico e la salute sono due facce della stessa medaglia.”
Translation
“National governments must deal with the climate crisis with the same urgency and effectiveness seen during the Covid-19 pandemic. Proactive and effective actions must become the ordinary ones when tackling climate change. By taking actions on climate, such as switching to clean energy, we are also protecting people’s health. Climate change and health are two sides of the same coin.”
The Independent
Climate change should be in medical school curriculum as it affects health, report says
31st March, 2022
“Climate change should be included in medical schools’ curriculums to help doctors understand how the climate emergency impacts health, a global policy report has recommended.”
British Medical Journal
Medical schools should include climate change in their curriculum, says report
30th March, 2022
“The report by Public Policy Projects,1 an independent institute that advocates global policy reform, says that despite some good progress at the COP26 conference in 2021, the health implications of the climate crisis need to be a bigger part of the climate policy agenda and will only worsen without “swift and meaningful interventions” across the board.”
Lampoon Magazine
30th June, 2022
“People still feel distant and cannot relate to climate change, simply because it does not (yet) have an impact on their health or those of loved ones. Confronting the damages we already experience might help increase a sense of urgency.”
BusinessGreen
Should the WHO ‘declare climate change a public health emergency’?
29th March, 2022
“The report by Public Policy Projects,1 an independent institute that advocates global policy reform, says that despite some good progress at the COP26 conference in 2021, the health implications of the climate crisis need to be a bigger part of the climate policy agenda and will only worsen without “swift and meaningful interventions” across the board.”
Environment Journal
WHO should declare climate change a public health emergency
29th March, 2022
“The World Health Organization (WHO) should consider revising the narrow disease-specific definition of public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) to include climate change, says new report by Public Policy Projects (PPP).”
Air Quality News
WHO should declare climate change a public health emergency
29th March, 2022
“The new report, chaired by Deputy Mayor of London Seb Dance, showcases the devastating impacts of climate change on people’s health.”
Econai
Why WHO should declare climate change public health emergency— Report
30th March, 2022
“A new report by Public Policy Projects (PPP) suggests that the World Health Organization (WHO) should consider revising the narrow disease-specific definition of public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) to include climate change.”
Follow up articles and commentary
Green Alliance
Why we have to involve health professionals in the climate debate
25th April, 2022
The Independent
‘Unbearable’: Blistering heat threatens lives and livelihoods in India
29th April, 2022
Further Twitter coverage of the report
We are delighted to see so much engagement with our report, including from The BMJ, The Independent, Green Alliance, AirQualityNews, Environmental Journal, Climate Cares and Grantham Imperial.
What’s next for PPP
Building upon the Public Policy Projects (PPP) report The climate crisis and its health impacts, in 2022/2023 PPP will run the Global Climate & Health Coalition (GCHC) Consultations Series which will bring together the scientific and policy communities with representatives of private and public sectors to address key areas of discussion in climate change and health.
About Francesco Tamilia
Francesco Tamilia is PPP Policy Analyst who has written and authored of “The climate crisis and its health impacts” report. He has also projected managed all the activities that have contributed to the report, including interviews, webinars and roundtables.
At PPP, Francesco specialises on climate change, environment and energy transition. He is currently leading another framework on the role of carbon capture and carbon removals in the race to net zero.