Executive summary The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown is published as the world
confronts profound and concurrent systemic shocks. Countries and health systems continue …

The pressing global challenges, including global warming and climate change, the Russia-
Ukraine war, and the Covid-19 pandemic, all are indicative of the necessity of a transition …

Executive Summary The Lancet Countdown is an international research collaboration that
independently monitors the evolving impacts of climate change on health, and the emerging …

Fossil fuels are currently the most significant energy sources. They are expected to become
less available and more expensive, leading to a great demand for energy conservation and …

Climate change is the greatest existential challenge to planetary and human health and is
dictated by a shift in the Earth's weather and air conditions owing to anthropogenic activity …

Key Clinical Points Treatment and Prevention of Heat-Related Illness Climate change is
causing increasingly frequent and severe heat waves, resulting in increases in the incidence …

Executive summary In the past few decades, major public health advances have happened
in Europe, with drastic decreases in premature mortality and a life expectancy increase of …

Climate change may be the greatest health threat of the twenty-first century, impacting lives
both directly and indirectly, through undermining the environmental and social determinants …

Global warming has been changing the planet's climate pattern, leading to increasing
frequency, intensity and duration of extreme weather events and natural disasters. These …

Diesel and gasoline are the most used fossil fuels due to their high energy release and low
cost for engines. However, the emission of air pollutants and greenhouse gases has caused …