Abstract
No healthy longevity without a healthy planet
Highlights
The Lancet Countdown 2020, published on Dec 2, 2020, provides a grim outlook of the impact of climate change, emphasising the severe effects on our health and the resulting overwhelming strain on health-care systems
A key message of the report is the pressing need to address climate change because the window for the success of strategies is narrowing by the day
As our population continues to age, with those older than 65 years outnumbering children by 2050, we must recognise that any actions to promote healthy longevity cannot be taken in isolation without actions to ensure a healthy planet
Summary
The Lancet Countdown 2020, published on Dec 2, 2020, provides a grim outlook of the impact of climate change, emphasising the severe effects on our health and the resulting overwhelming strain on health-care systems. The discourse around climate change is largely dominated by concerns for our generations— our children and grandchildren. Such concerns are certainly not unfounded, the focus is misplaced: climate change is already affecting us.
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