FACTORS
million
lives taken
13
environmental
each year by The number of
Source: Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of disease from environmental risks (WHO, 2018).
between 2030 & 2050
TO CAUSE
per year 250,000
CLIMATE CHANGE
is expected
The number of
Source: COP24 special report: health and climate change (WHO, 2018).
additional deaths
to health
The direct
billion
DAMAGE COSTS
$2-4
Source: WHO: Climate change and health fact sheet (WHO, 2021).
per year
by 2030
CARBON MITIGATION
the global cost of X2
CLIMATE ACTION
health gains from The value of
Source: World Health Organization: Priority diseases and reasons for inclusion, 2019.
would be double
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