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In new Editorial, we advise health & labour ministries on use of new global indicator on work-related diseases to monitor global development Thanks 🇯🇵 National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health for the invitation & co-authors International Labour Organization World Health Organization South-East Asia World Health Organization (WHO) jstage.jst.go.jp/article/indhea…

Climate chaos is the mother of all stealth taxes paid by vulnerable communities. Meanwhile, the Godfathers of this chaos – the fossil fuel industry – feast off trillions in subsidies. It is high time to put a price on carbon & tax the windfall profits of fossil fuel companies.

Economic logic makes the end of the fossil fuel age inevitable. The only questions are: Will that end come in time? And will the transition be just? We must ensure the answer to both questions is: yes. We must secure the safest possible future for people & planet.

Give the people what they want. There is very strong public backing for faster climate action across the world - including in most petrostates. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

We need to shift from an economy based on the endless quest for growth at all costs to a "human rights economy" that can deliver for the people and the planet, Special Rapporteur on poverty (UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights) Olivier De Schutter (Olivier De Schutter) told United Nations the Human Rights Council. #HRC56

Pleased to have contributed to the United Nations Secretary-General's call to #ClimateAction 👇🏾 Our new World Health Organization (WHO)/World Meteorological Organization estimates show that we will save 100,000 lives each year if we build heat-health warning systems in all countries Jeremy Farrar Li Ailan Dr Maria Neira Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum. @diarmidcl.bsky.social

Good point well made in Jacques Wels correspondence The Lancet that workers' associations are curcial public health partners I'd add that workers' associations also play a curcial role in monitoring #WorkersHealth, incl detecting exposures & diseases thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Huge thanks to ⁦Wellcome⁩ for this renewed & scaled-up support as WHO elevates climate as a top health priority! Wellcome announces US$25mn for climate and health as part of US$50mn commitment to World Health Organisation | News | Wellcome wellcome.org/news/wellcome-…

2024 report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change on health & climate change out today The Lancet Pleased to have contributed an indicator on the number of outdoor workers, who are a key population exposed to health risks from climate change at the workplace thelancet.com/journals/lance…

WHO: Climate Action Would Save Two Million Lives A Year healthpolicy-watch.news/who-climate-ac…

.World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.9 million premature deaths could be averted by scaling up: Early warning systems for extreme heat; Powering health facilities with solar energy; Water, sanitation and hygiene; Cleaner household energy; Fiscal policies on fossil fuel subsidies. #COP29

How climate policies reduce air pollution saving lives and money | Air pollution | The Guardian theguardian.com/environment/20…

NEW World Health Organization (WHO)/International Labour Organization systematic review & meta-analysis Sufficient evidence that exposure to welding fumes at work increases risk of trachea, bronchus, lung cancer 🔵occasional exposure ↗️16% 🔵regular exposure ↗️39% Thanks to experts from 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇪🇸🇺🇿🇨🇭🇨🇳🇺🇸🇳🇬🇵🇹🇧🇷 bit.ly/40uRZYc

Air pollution's economic and health costs in France. In an unprecedented study, a public health agency estimates that exposure to fine particles and nitrogen dioxide causes tens of thousands of cases of illness every year, at a cost of over €16 billion. lemonde.fr/en/environment…

How do World Health Organization (WHO) & International Labour Organization produce their estimates of risk factors at work & occupational burden of disease? New article outlines the processes & innovations of the UN Specialized Agencies' joint estimation approach Thanks to collaborating experts 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇪🇸🇳🇱🇩🇰 bit.ly/4gtepis

The #WHA78 is about to start! Climate change and health is very prominent in the agenda. Discover the full programme and get involved, whether in Geneva or online 👉 who.int/news-room/even…

Air pollution in the UK is costing more than £500m a week in ill health, NHS care and productivity losses. Dirty air is killing more than 500 people a week, with health harm to almost every organ of the body, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Climate change 🌎 🥵 poses a growing threat to workers' health, through direct exposure to environmental hazards and indirect exacerbation of social & health inequalities. Our new 📰 discusses research gaps in occupational health and climate change ⬇️ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Healthy people cannot thrive on a sick planet. The climate crisis is not a distant threat; it is a current health crisis. Climate change is increasing disasters, driving hunger and water scarcity, and fueling the spread of disease. The very emissions choking our planet are

What research do we need to protect the health of workers under climate change? Our article The Lancet Reg Health-Europe identifies research priorities, bringing together colleagues from universities, International Labour Organization, ⁦IARC⁩ & World Health Organization (WHO) thelancet.com/journals/lanep…