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Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health

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Mission

The mission of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health is to inform the public and policymakers about the harmful health effects of climate change on Americans, and about the immediate and long-term health benefits associated with decreasing greenhouse gas emissions (i.e., heat-trapping pollution) and other preventive and protective measures.

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The costs of inaction: the economic burden of fossil fuels and climate change on health in the U.S.

This report concludes that the health costs of air pollution and climate change already far exceed $800 billion per year—a yearly bill which is only expected to increase without a stronger societal response to address this crisis.

Natural Resources Defense Council
Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
Wisconsin Health Professionals For Climate Action
This report concludes that the health costs of air pollution and climate change already far exceed $800 billion per year—a yearly bill which is only expected to increase without a stronger societal response to address this crisis.
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Medical alert! Climate change is harming our health

This report outlines the ways climate change is adversely affecting American public health, including through extreme heat and weather, air pollution, climate change-induced rises in disease-carrying tick and mosquito populations, water and food

Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health
This report outlines the ways climate change is adversely affecting American public health, including through extreme heat and weather, air pollution, climate change-induced rises in disease-carrying tick and mosquito populations, water and f

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org
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+265 1832320