EASAC, 2019

The pace and extent of climate change pose serious challenges to global health gains made over recent decades. In its report on “The imperative of climate action to protect human health in Europe”, the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) focuses on the consequences of climate change for human health in the European Union (EU), recognising that climate change effects in other regions have tangible consequences for Europe and that the EU has roles and responsibilities in addressing problems outside its area. Although the EU is very actively engaged in collective efforts to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to identify suitable adaptation measures, the impacts of climate on health have been relatively neglected in EU policy. This must change. EASAC’s concern is motivated by risks to health in the near future.

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