Published 14 September 2009, doi:10.1136/bmj.b3741
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b3741

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A healthy alternative to climate change negotiations

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The international climate change negotiations in Copenhagen are only weeks away. And the crucial preparatory meeting, at which most of the real negotiations will be finalised, takes place in New York next week. Two months ago I attended a similar conference at Chatham House. Let’s hope this wasn’t a dress rehearsal for what’s to come.

Climate change and the disparity in access to resources between the rich and the poor are the defining public health problems of the 21st century. Tackling climate change has the potential to transform the health of the rich and the poor (Lancet 2009;373:1693-733). Most people rate good health as high on their list of wants, so knowing about the benefits to health of tackling climate change will predispose the public to support the radical action we need. The optimistic message that what is good for climate change is also good for health must be . . . [Full text of this article]

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