Published 12 October 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b4190
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b4190
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Doctors and agencies push for public health agenda in climate change talks
Rory Watson
1 Brussels
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Medical and non-governmental organisations are pressing the European Union to give more priority to the health repercussions of climate change negotiations, as governments struggle to agree new commitments to tackle global warming before the end of the year.
The Standing Committee of European Doctors, the Health and Environment Alliance, the Climate and Health Council, and Health Care Without Harm presented the European Commission on 6 October with a prescription for a healthy planet.
Their diagnosis identifies overconsumption of fossil fuels and global climate destabilisation. As treatment, they recommend that the EU push for a strong agreement to promote a healthy climate at the Copenhagen negotiations taking place shortly before Christmas. This should include protection of public health, transition to clean energy, reduction of emissions, and finance for global action.
The prescription, which was handed over to the EU health commissioner, Androulla Vassiliou, is part of a wider move to inject
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