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Climate change intensifies global health risks, Lancet Countdown report warns (opens in a new tab)

news-medical.net · 2026-10-27

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The 2026 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: a decade of escalating health harms and a decisive moment for all

The Lancet · 2026
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Claim 1 of 9Not checkedThe 2026 Lancet Countdown report finds that many health risks and harms of climate change grew faster in 2016–2025 than in 2006–2015.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 9Not checkedThe report says clean energy investment, health system leadership, stronger health-protecting legislation, and growing scientific evidence have produced real health gains, but not enough to offset fossil-fuel-driven climate harm.View evidenceHide evidence

As statedreal health gains, but not enough to offset harm

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Claim 3 of 9Not checkedThe report calls for climate change to be formally recognised and addressed as a global health emergency, with health shaping climate policies and funding priorities.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 9Not checkedHeat was linked to an average of 540,800 estimated deaths per year between 2016 and 2023, with 68% attributed to climate change, and 710,000 estimated deaths in 2023 alone.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 9Not checkedHeat reduced global productive capacity in 2025, costing an estimated US$1.07 trillion in potential income, with the largest losses in South-East Asia, Africa, agriculture, and construction.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 9Not checkedMore than half the world's land was hit by extreme drought for at least a month in 2025, and the report says water-storage extremes and very extreme rainfall are worsening.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated51.8% of land; more than 700% faster drought growth; almost 17.2% of global land each year with very extreme rainfall

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Claim 7 of 9Not checkedThe report says clean energy investment reached a record US$2.1 trillion in 2025, renewable electricity grew from 5.5% in 2016 to 13.5% in 2023, and cleaner air prevented an estimated 323,000 deaths a year in at least 77 countries.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 8 of 9Not checkedThe report says health systems and laws are adapting: 56 of 194 WHO member states now have national health adaptation plans, and national laws referencing both climate change and health have risen roughly 50-fold since 2000.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 9 of 9Not checkedThe report says fossil fuel production plans remain incompatible with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal, global fossil-fuel subsidies have doubled since 2016, and funding for climate-related health research has risen sharply but remains concentrated in wealthy countries.View evidenceHide evidence

As stated150% more fossil fuels by 2040; US$6.20 trillion cumulative subsidies; research funding up 655%

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The 2026 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: a decade of escalating health harms and a decisive moment for all

The Lancet · 2026

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The 2026 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: a decade of escalating health harms and a decisive moment for all

The Lancet · 2026 · Crossref

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Canada’s healthcare sector major contributor to climate change: Lancet Countdown Report

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