A Low-Carbon Future Could Improve Global Health and Achieve Economic Benefits
Open Access
- 7 April 2020
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA
- Vol. 323 (13), 1247-1248
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.1313
Abstract
This Viewpoint proposes that framing climate change as a human health crisis could accelerate climate action, and reviews evidence pointing toward the health benefits of transitioning to renewable energy, plant-based diets, and a global lower carbon footprint.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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