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The International Society for Childrens Health and the Environment Commits to Reduce Its Carbon Footprint to Safeguard Childrens Health.
Document Type
article
Source
Environmental Health Perspectives. 128(1)
Subject
Carbon Footprint
Child
Child Health
Climate Change
Environmental Policy
Environmental Pollution
Humans
Language
Abstract
The Lancet Countdown and the 2018 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change declared that the worst impacts of climate change are and will continue to be felt disproportionately by children. Children are uniquely vulnerable to the consequences of climate change, including heat stress, food scarcity, increases in pollution and vector-borne diseases, lost family income, displacement, and the trauma of living through a climate-related disaster. These stressors can result in long-lasting physical and mental health sequelae. Based upon these concerns associated with climate change, the International Society for Childrens Health and the Environment developed a statement about ways in which the Society could take action to reduce its contribution of greenhouse gas emissions. The objective of this article is to report our Societys plans in hopes that we may stimulate other scientific societies to take action. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP6578.