argued should be called a climate crisis or climate emergency — affects human health in several significant ways. It also affects some people more than others.
Studies have highlighted low-income regions and specific demographic groups, such as children or the elderly, as being hit the hardest.
The current climate crisis, therefore, exacerbates health inequalities.Climate change is a human-made problem, and it requires individual engagement to halt its harmful effects.
Every person can take steps in their day-to-day lives to prevent the potentially disastrous consequences of global heating. But equally vital — if not even more so — is political action.