The health costs of climate change | Canadian Institute for Climate Choices: “Climate change is not just an
environmental and economic threat. It’s also a threat to public
health—and policy isn’t keeping up.” Such are the opening words of

a new report

from the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, which explores the impact of climate change on the health of Canadians.

As the institute’s director of adaptation told CTV News,
Canada is facing a climate-change-induced public health crisis, “the
consequences of which will disproportionately be borne by those who are
already grappling with an outsized share of health inequities.” From
more food-borne illnesses to increasing cases of tick-borne Lyme
disease, the impacts are far-reaching.

The report was joined the same week by a new study that found that more than a third of heat-related deaths in many parts of the world can be attributed to climate change. And with early summer heatwaves already breaking temperature records and a hot, dry summer predicted
for much of Canada, it’s clear that urgent action to mitigate, adapt,
and prepare for the effects of climate change is essential.

The health costs of climate change | Canadian Institute for Climate Choices: “Climate change is not just an
environmental and economic threat. It’s also a threat to public
health—and policy isn’t keeping up.” Such are the opening words of a new report from the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, which explores the impact of climate change on the health of Canadians.

As the institute’s director of adaptation told CTV News,
Canada is facing a climate-change-induced public health crisis, “the
consequences of which will disproportionately be borne by those who are
already grappling with an outsized share of health inequities.” From
more food-borne illnesses to increasing cases of tick-borne Lyme
disease, the impacts are far-reaching.The report was joined the same week by a new study that found that more than a third of heat-related deaths in many parts of the world can be attributed to climate change. And with early summer heatwaves already breaking temperature records and a hot, dry summer predicted
for much of Canada, it’s clear that urgent action to mitigate, adapt,
and prepare for the effects of climate change is essential.Read More