More than 1,000 professionals from the industry and 200 healthcare organizations from around the world urged the governments of the planet to urgently develop and implement a plan. nuclear non-proliferation treaty Fossil fuels ending the global dependence on such fuels and thereby protecting the health of people around the world. This is an initiative similar to that required by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which allowed the reduction of nuclear arsenals to begin at the end of the 20th century.
The World Health Organization (WHO), the International Association of Pediatrics, the World Medical Association, the Nurses Association for Healthy Environments, and the World Federation of Public Health Societies are some of the organizations that signed a letter requiring the establishment of governments. A legally binding global plan to phase out the use of fossil fuels.
“Dependence on fossil fuels is an act of self-sabotage”
“The current dependence on fossil fuels this is not just an act of environmental vandalism. From a health standpoint, it’s an act of self-sabotage.said. WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
Like the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, the proposed Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty will be an evidence-based international agreement to control a category. Substances known to be harmful to human health: coal, oil and gas. The health risks associated with the burning of these fossil fuels are numerous and pose serious threats to human and planetary health.
Various sectors, including cities and religious organizations around the world, have requested such an agreement. The letter is an initiative of the Global Alliance for Climate and Health and Doctors for Social Responsibility, with support from the World Health Organization, the WHO-Civil Society Climate and Health Task Force, and Healthcare Safeguards.
“Making rapid progress towards net-zero emissions is crucial to protecting human health. in the face of the increasing impact of climate change. The Fossil Fuels Nonproliferation Treaty has great potential to accelerate the pace and scale of climate action for health,” said Sir Andy Haines, Professor of Environmental Change and Public Health at the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, from London.
“We know that emissions need to be reduced to limit warming to safe levels, we know that fossil fuels are the biggest culprit in emissions, and we know that phasing them out is the only way to reap many of the climate’s co-benefits to health.Why do governments allow new drilling, new mining and new pipelines?“The science is clear on this: The development of new fossil fuels is completely incompatible with a healthy climate and the future,” said Liz Hanna, Head of Environmental Health at the World Federation of Public Health Associations.
“The climate crisis and the danger of nuclear war, the two most important challenges of our time, are deeply intertwined. The climate crisis is leading to more international conflict and an increased risk of nuclear war, which will cause catastrophic and sudden climate change. Ira Helfand, MD, former head of the International Doctors for the Prevention of Nuclear War, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985, said the world must come together to prevent these two existential threats.
“It is clear why we need the Fossil Fuels Nonproliferation Treaty: Fossil fuels are not only toxic to human health: every stage of the cycle of these fuels puts people’s health at riskfrom mining and hydraulic fracturing (also breakFrom pipelines, through processing, and finally through the burning of fossil fuels for transport, electricity and industrial use, says Jeni Miller, Executive Director of the Global Climate and Health Alliance.
“For decades we have relied on fossil fuels’ ability to provide energy, but now we have cleaner and more sustainable alternativesWe want a harmonious and healthier future at the same time,” he added.
seven million deaths a year
“Air pollution kills more than 7 million people a year worldwide.or where more than 90% of the world’s population lives in areas that exceed the air pollution limits set by the World Health Organization. “Eliminating fossil fuels will represent a major short-term health benefit, which will prevent 3.6 million deaths a year from air pollution and provide the necessary measures to mitigate long-term climate change.”
Full letter content: https://fossilfueltreaty.org/health-letter
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