Abstract
The 2021 China report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: seizing the window of opportunity
Highlights
No country can avoid the health impacts of climate change.[1,2] As the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas and the home of a fifth of the world’s population, China is facing the health threats posed by climate change
The increasing health risks of climate change in China The findings presented in this China report of the Lancet Countdown reaffirm those of the previous report—namely, that the climate-related health threats are worsening in China
Indicator 2.2.3: urban green space Urban green spaces provide benefits for human health by improving air quality,[47] mitigating urban heat island effects,[48] and encouraging physical activity.[49,50]. For this year’s report, we introduced this indicator to track the level of urban greeness with a population-weighted normalised difference vegetation index (NDVI)
Summary
In 2020, the Lancet Countdown Regional Centre in Asia, led by Tsinghua University, built on the work of the global Lancet Countdown and began its assessment of the health profile of climate change in China with the aim of triggering rapid and health-responsive actions This 2021 report is the first annual update, presenting 25 indicators within five domains: climate change impacts, exposures, and vulnerability; adaptation, planning, and resilience for health; mitigation actions and health co-benefits; economics and finance; and public and political engagement. Mixed progress in responding to climate change The COVID-19 pandemic and the announcement of China’s carbon neutrality goal have increased the news coverage and awareness of public health and climate change in China (indicators 5.1.2 and 5.2). After the painful lessons from COVID-19, this important opportunity to protect the health of people in China, both and in the future, cannot be missed
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