BMJ  2006;332 (10 June), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7554.0-f

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What did you do about climate change Mum?

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Ignorance is bliss. Sadly, when it comes to climate change we no longer have the luxury of ignorance. We know that the world is getting hotter and that carbon emissions are almost certainly to blame. We know that global warming means rising sea levels, floods, droughts, storms, and inconceivably large numbers of displaced people. We know that these changes are likely over the next few decades and have huge implications for human health. More importantly we know that there are things we can do, individually and collectively, nationally and internationally (p 1397). Knowing this means that we must act now if we are to look our children in the eye. Doctors carry special responsibility as influential people committed to preserving health. As Anna Coote and Lynn Eaton point out (pp 1343, 1389), doctors also collectively manage vast resources, with the potential to do great harm environmentally—or . . . [Full text of this article]

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