Realizing the Paris Climate Agreement to Improve Cardiopulmonary Health: Where Science Meets Policy

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• Personal Author:
  Browner CM ; Motto Malea N ; Nadeau KC ; Pinkerton KE ; Rice MB ; Schwartz J ; Thurston GD ; Whitehouse S
• Description:
  Climate change continues to be a topic of global concern affecting agriculture, urban living, risk of severe weather, wildfires, and dust storms, with wide-ranging consequences for the environment and public health. The scientific basis of climate change worldwide is undeniable. The Paris Climate Agreement of 2015 set ambitious goals for the reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, but individual nations were left to decide how to meet the reduction goals. Energy policy choices can have different implications for human health. A symposium at the 2017 international conference of the American Thoracic Society held in Washington DC addressed these issues with three objectives: 1) to create a science policy forum where scientists and Washington policymakers could have a dialogue to improve future interactions, 2) to educate American Thoracic Society (ATS) members about the potential human health benefits of climate mitigation, and 3) to inspire ATS members to get involved in enhancing the role of scientific evidence and the consideration of human health in Washington policy making. Weeks after this symposium was held, U.S. President Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. Without decisive action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the health consequences of climate change will escalate. With this synopsis, we aim to expand the audience of the Symposium and to encourage efforts at the level of physicians and other healthcare professionals, scientists, hospitals, cities, states, and the federal government to achieve the goals set forth by the 2015 international agreement. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Climate Change Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Climate Change Climatic Conditions Emission Sources Environmental Health Environmental Pollution Health Effects Policy
• ISSN:
  2329-6933
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; District of Columbia ; Massachusetts ; New York ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057575
• Citation:
  Ann Am Thorac Soc 2018 Jul; 15(7):791-798
• Contact Point Address:
  Mary B. Rice, M.D., M.P.H., Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
• Email:
  mrice1@bidmc.harvard.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of California - Davis
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of the American Thoracic Society
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9443c166454db35eb40f2c754ba393e7515510e8279cc31f714bbefd43ab3a33ffe8b601c9e66af28ae0092f646bf0786590b400bd5b8edb794afb021a722db5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214865/cdc_214865_DS1.pdf
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