While the climate crisis is multi-faceted, from the perspective of WHO, it is fundamentally a health crisis.
I was privileged to appear before the International Court of Justice today and present the evidence on the health impacts of climate change that my colleagues have collected for over 25 years:
https://bit.ly/3Bq1uzq Mitigation is not yet on pace to be effective to avoid the most catastrophic impacts.
Only rapid and equitable #ClimateAction, including the phase out of fossil fuels, can protect the health of both people and the planet — for a healthier world now, and for the future we leave our children.
Full WHO testimony:
https://x.com/drtedros/status/1867570995336556621?s=46&t=BffO9hoLsgnerA7oEU29iQ