Heat-related deaths rose by 63 pc since 1990s, claiming 546,000 lives yearly: The Lancet

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : "Rapidly phasing out fossil fuels in favour of clean renewable energy and efficient energy use remains the most powerful lever to slow climate change and protect lives.
55% : Every fraction of a degree of warming costs lives and livelihoods," said Dr Jeremy Farrar, Assistant Director-General for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Care at the World Health Organization.
54% : Fifteen countries spent more subsidising fossil fuels than on their entire national health budgets.
51% : On the other hand, governments spent $956 billion on net fossil fuel subsidies in 2023, more than triple the annual amount pledged to support climate-vulnerable countries.
41% : It warned that continued overreliance on fossil fuels and failure to adapt to a heating world are already having a devastating toll on human health.

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