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Climate health harms outpace action, prompting calls for global health emergency

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Briefings

The Lancet Countdown 2026 report indicates that health risks from climate change accelerated between 2016 and 2025, surpassing growth rates from 2006 to 2015. This finding suggests that the decade following the Paris Agreement saw more severe health impacts than the previous one, prompting urgent calls for global action.

Key points

• Health risks from climate change grew faster between 2016 and 2025 than between 2006 and 2015.
• The Paris Agreement was introduced in 2016, marking the start of the decade with increased health risks.

Context

The Lancet Countdown is a global initiative tracking health and climate risks. Its 2026 report highlights that the period after the Paris Agreement saw more severe health impacts than the prior decade, indicating a potential shift in climate health dynamics.

Limitations

The evidence is limited to the 2026 Report of The Lancet Countdown, which only covers the decade 2016-2025. No specific data on health outcomes, geographic regions, or causal mechanisms are provided in the source.

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