June 23, 2015

new report from the Lancet Climate Health Commission

A new report from the Lancet Climate Health Commission has declared climate change a ‘medical emergency’. Its authors state that the threat to human health posed by climate change is so great that it could undermine the last fifty years of gains in development and global health. It also presents new evidence suggesting that the health benefits of mitigation/adaptation – from reducing air pollution to improving diet – represent one of the greatest opportunities to improve global health this century.

The report’s authors came to the SMC to present their findings.

Speakers:

Prof. Anthony Costello, Director of UCL’s Institute for Global Health and co-chair of the Commission

Prof. Hugh Montgomery, Director of UCL’s Institute for Human Health and Performance, UCL Professor of Intensive Care Medicine & Consultant Intensivist, Whittington hospital, and co-chair of the Commission

Prof. Georgina Mace, Professor of Biodiversity and Ecosystems at UCL

Prof Paul Ekins, Director of UCL’s Institute for Sustainable Resources and Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy