Ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) meeting in Antalya, Turkiye next month, an expert writing in The BMJ’s climate issue argues that accurate data on greenhouse gas emissions during armed conflict is urgently needed to hold militaries, governments, and individuals accountable for the environmental impact of war. ...

The green energy transition presents a crucial opportunity to finance universal health coverage (UHC) in low and middle income countries, say experts in The BMJ’s climate issue today. Judite Gonçalves and colleagues argue that a ringfenced share of funds generated by reducing fossil fuel subsidies, introducing carbon taxes, and ...

Systemic changes are needed across the entire agri-food supply chain to address the global impact of conflict and climate change on food shortages, writes an expert in The BMJ’s climate issue today. Elizabeth Robinson at the London School of Economics says although the world is still producing more calories ...

Water scarcity seldom starts wars, but wars increasingly degrade vital water systems on which health and recovery depend, creating a cycle that reinforces ongoing fragility and violence, warn experts in The BMJ’s climate issue today. Rohit Ramchandani and colleagues at the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and ...

Investing more in the military is not a solution to climate change, and may cost us our security, warn experts in The BMJ’s climate issue today. In the first article, Neta Crawford at the University of St Andrews says the view that climate change is a "threat multiplier" that may ...

Strengthening health systems key to reducing vulnerability and supporting climate adaptation The combined impact of climate change and conflict “can produce synergistic effects, leading to more severe and complex outcomes,” warn experts in The BMJ’s climate issue today. From 1995 to 2015, more than 10 million child deaths were attributed to conflict, ...

Advances in attribution science are opening up new routes for climate justice Health professionals everywhere should play their part in this process Medical and scientific evidence is proving invaluable in holding public authorities accountable for the impact of unlawful air pollution on people’s health, say experts in The BMJ’s climate issue today. Gaia ...