Climate and health declaration signed by 123 countries at COP28
While the declaration skips mentioning fossil fuels, another report finds that 1 in 12 hospitals…
Public Health
Eating fast food adds calories and emissions, says study
Producing ultra-processed foods (UPF) promotes greenhouse gas emissions, excessive energy use, leading to extensive land…
Very few Indian medical universities offer routine education in climate change and human health
68.9% of medical schools in India do not have climate change and health as a…
Why are temperatures within a city’s neighbourhoods different?
By recording temperatures of different neighbourhoods in New Delhi and in Mumbai, on a normal…
Lurking in the dark: Light Pollution
Growing use of artificial light at night results in unchecked and unintended illumination, causing severe…
Pollution killed 9 million people globally in 2019: Lancet study
Low- and middle-income countries account for 92% of pollution-caused deaths and face biggest economic losses…
COVID-19 and climate change are ‘convergent crises’, says latest Lancet Countdown report
The Lancet Countdown report 2020, which was released yesterday, focused on public health and climate…