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Alistair Wardrope: Putting health and climate justice at the heart of COP 26 December 11, 2020 Climate breakdown, “the greatest threat to global health of the 21st century” is driven by the same political and economic systems that are exacerbating health inequities, so starkly amplified by covid-19. The UK Government’s recent announcements appear to acknowledge the imperative to tackle the “twin problems of social inequalities and climate change.” However promises of a “green industrial revolution”, or last week’s “ambitious” emissions reductions pledge, fail to acknowledge the true scale of the challenge, or of the UK’s historical responsibility. As the UK prepares to host the 26th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) the first global reassessment of emissions reductions commitments since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015 it should show true ambition in adopting policies that prioritise the health and wellbei

United kingdomFrance generalRhiannon osborneTess elliottAlison chisholmAlistair wardropeUniversity of oxfordMember of medact climate health research groupHealth research groupUniversity of cambridge school medicineStudents for global health united kingdomUniversity of sheffieldFramework convention on tobacco controlUn framework convention on climate changeDepartment of clinical neurologyPeterborough independent commission on climate