Here are five takeaways:
1. Unless global policymakers take action, the ACP claims climate change will have “devastating consequences” for both individual and public health.
2. The organization implores physicians to support effective climate change adaptation and mitigation policies, which will push for a low-carbon healthcare sector.
3. In their paper, the ACP also urges physicians to educate communities about potential health dangers climate change poses.
4. Because climate change has a direct impact on health, physicians have invested interest in combating climate change’s negative effects. The ACP cites increased rates of respiratory and heat-related illnesses, a rising prevalence of diseases passed by insects, water-borne diseases, food and water insecurity and malnutrition and behavioral health problems as climate change’s possible health repercussions.
5. The healthcare industry spends nearly $9 billion each year on energy costs, making it the second-highest industry in energy usage.
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