The 2024 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: unprecedented warming demands unprecedented action

• Published in: The Lancet. Public health Vol. 9; no. 7; pp. e495 - e522
• Main Authors: van Daalen, Kim R, Tonne, Cathryn, Semenza, Jan C, Rocklöv, Joacim, Markandya, Anil, Dasandi, Niheer, Jankin, Slava, Achebak, Hicham, Ballester, Joan, Bechara, Hannah, Beck, Thessa M, Callaghan, Max W, Carvalho, Bruno M, Chambers, Jonathan, Pradas, Marta Cirah, Courtenay, Orin, Dasgupta, Shouro, Eckelman, Matthew J, Farooq, Zia, Fransson, Peter, Gallo, Elisa, Gasparyan, Olga, Gonzalez-Reviriego, Nube, Hamilton, Ian, Hänninen, Risto, Hatfield, Charles, He, Kehan, Kazmierczak, Aleksandra, Kendrovski, Vladimir, Kennard, Harry, Kiesewetter, Gregor, Kouznetsov, Rostislav, Kriit, Hedi Katre, Llabrés-Brustenga, Alba, Lloyd, Simon J, Batista, Martín Lotto, Maia, Carla, Martinez-Urtaza, Jaime, Mi, Zhifu, Milà, Carles, Minx, Jan C, Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark, Palamarchuk, Julia, Pantera, Dafni Kalatzi, Quijal-Zamorano, Marcos, Rafaj, Peter, Robinson, Elizabeth J Z, Sánchez-Valdivia, Nacho, Scamman, Daniel, Schmoll, Oliver, Sewe, Maquins Odhiambo, Sherman, Jodi D, Singh, Pratik, Sirotkina, Elena, Sjödin, Henrik, Sofiev, Mikhail, Solaraju-Murali, Balakrishnan, Springmann, Marco, Treskova, Marina, Triñanes, Joaquin, Vanuytrecht, Eline, Wagner, Fabian, Walawender, Maria, Warnecke, Laura, Zhang, Ran, Romanello, Marina, Antó, Josep M, Nilsson, Maria, Lowe, Rachel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2024; Elsevier, Ltd
• Subjects: Climate Change; Countdown; Europe; Global Warming - prevention & control; Humans; Internal Medicine; Public Health; Europe
• ISSN: 2468-2667; 2468-2667
• DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00055-0

Record-breaking temperatures were recorded across the globe in 2023. Without climate action, adverse climate-related health impacts are expected to worsen worldwide, affecting billions of people. Temperatures in Europe are warming at twice the rate of the global average, threatening the health of po...