.@TheLancet: "It is a bold action for any health professional to take an explicit position calling for phase-out of fossil fuels & even bolder to do so in direct & pointed way, calling for intl legally binding mechanism” @JeniMillerthelancet.com/journals/lance…#fossilfree4health
“Climate change is inherently political, but paediatrics has always been political, whether it was child labour or getting better nutrition. We cannot solve these issues within hospital walls.” Ruth Etzel @IPAWorldorgthelancet.com/journals/lance…#fossilfree4health
“Fossil fuels have devastating consequences for people’s health, from impacts of extraction to being major contributor to 7M premature deaths per yr from air pollution & massive & increasing toll #climatechange is taking on public health around world” @JeniMiller#ClimateWeekNYC
"Access to #energy is health issue for people everywhere, but with clean energy solutions already available & ready to be scaled up, they should not have to pay for energy with health & wellbeing, due to exposure to fossil fuel related pollution" @JeniMiller#ClimateWeekNYC
🧵"Support for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is one mechanism via which global health sector can be allies to those who are vulnerable & deliver healthy response to climate change that our patients require." thelancet.com/journals/lanpl… #FossilFuelTreaty#FossilFree4Health
The #FossilFuel Treaty initiative has three pillars:
- Non-proliferation,
- Fair phase-out,
- Just transition pillar
"Analysis suggests that [...] policy instruments targeting #fossilfuel extraction might have greater public acceptability as a result of clear concrete mechanisms + perception that a higher proportion of costs will be borne by industry" thelancet.com/journals/lanpl… #FossilFuelTreaty