Climate change and global health are inextricably linked. We need to make progress on both problems at the same time. I’m headed back to India next week. Although I’ve spent a lot of time there over the years—doing everything from checking out toilets to visiting a village that’s home to the one poorest, most underserved …
My message in India: To fight climate change, improve global health Read More »
Even brief exposure to pollution emitted by internal combustion engine vehicles can be enough to cause damage to the human brain, a new study has found. The world-first study by Canadian researchers from the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria has shown that common levels of traffic pollution are capable of impairing …
World-first study shows car pollution can dull human brains within hours Read More »
More and more research is showing that those who live in polluted places have a higher risk of depression when compared to those who don’t. One of the first studies to look at associations between longtime exposure and a high risk of depression after the age of 64 is this one. The research has been …
Study Finds that Air Pollution Causes Depression amongst Older Adults Read More »
Many agree that developing nations need help to cope with a warmer world. Some call the current effort a ‘placebo.’ There were high hopes in November when a global climate summit in Egypt adjourned with the creation of a fund to help poor countries cope with the ravages of global warming. But less than three …
Rich nations pledged to pay for climate damages. Where’s the money? Read More »
Grocery chains under pressure to switch from HFCs to natural refrigerants to curb climate change Climate-conscious shoppers may buy local food and try to cut packaging waste, but those efforts could be negated by potent greenhouse gases leaking from supermarket fridges. Refrigerants called hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs are widely used to keep food cold or frozen at …
How supermarket freezers are heating the planet, and how they could change Read More »
