Health impacts from climate change have been apparent for at least 20 years, but the climate crisis is still not treated like other global public health emergencies.
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C.J.C. has received research funding from the US National Science Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, the Rockefeller Foundation, Open Philanthropy and CEPI.
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Carlson, C.J. After millions of preventable deaths, climate change must be treated like a health emergency. Nat Med 30, 622 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02765-y
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