Thread by @WHO

WHO and the global health community call on governments, businesses, institutions and financial actors to deliver an ambitious #COP25.

Here 5 recommendations to boost #ClimateAction & protect our health 👉 bit.ly/HealthCOP25

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @UNFCCC @DrTedros @UN @antonioguterres 1⃣Commit to save lives, cut carbon emissions & clean air

#AirPollution kills over 7 million people a year.
2/3 of outdoor air pollution is from burning fossil fuels. Governments can clean air & save lives by bringing down the CO2 emissions that are driving #ClimateChange. #COP25

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @UNFCCC @DrTedros @UN @antonioguterres Following the @UN #ClimateAction summit, over 50 national & 80 subnational governments have committed to achieve WHO Air Quality Guideline values & align their climate and air quality policies by 2030.

Act Now: Join the Clean Air Initiative 👉bit.ly/2mEAIfV #COP25

@WHOAFRO @WHOEMRO @WHO_Europe @pahowho @WHOSEARO @WHOWPRO @UNFCCC @DrTedros @UN @antonioguterres 2⃣Commit to invest in #ClimateAction, public health & sustainable development

Financial actors can scale up their investment in proven interventions for climate-resilient health systems, in air quality monitoring & policy implementation.
Act Now 👉bit.ly/2mEAIfV #COP25

3⃣Place health at the heart of the #ParisAgreement

By systematically addressing the health impacts & health opportunities from #ClimateAction, the Paris Agreement could become the strongest international health agreement of the century.

Act Now 👉bit.ly/2mEAIfV #COP25

@WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @antonioguterres @UN @UNFCCC 4⃣Implement & monitor national policies that protect the health of your citizens from #ClimateChange

Act Now: Collaborate with WHO & the @UNFCCC to monitor national progress through the Health & Climate Change Country Profiles 👉bit.ly/2OJgAoF

@WHOEMRO @WHOWPRO @WHOSEARO @pahowho @WHO_Europe @WHOAFRO @DrTedros @antonioguterres @UN @UNFCCC 5⃣Evaluate & promote the health co-benefits from #ClimateAction
Health gains from climate action are about twice as large as the cost of mitigation policies at global level.
Meeting the goals of the #ParisAgreement could save about a million lives a year worldwide by 2050. #COP25