What can you do to protect our planet and our health?
5 Apr 2022
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Governments:
Prioritize long-term human wellbeing and ecological stability in all decision-making.
Prioritize wellbeing in all businesses, organizations, social and ecological goals.
Keep fossil fuels in the ground. Stop new fossil fuel exploration and projects and implement policies on clean energy production and use.
Stop fossil fuel subsidies. Re-invest fossil fuel subsidies in public health.
Tax the polluters. Incentivize carbon reduction.
Implement the WHO air quality guidelines.
Electrify health care facilities with renewable energies.
Reduce air pollution levels to reduce the burden of disease from stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and both chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma.
Tax highly processed foods and beverages high in salt, sugars and unhealthy fats.
Implement policies to reduce food wastage.
Repurpose agriculture subsidies towards sustainable and healthy food production.
Build cities with green spaces that promote physical activity and mental health.
Take the pledge! Adopt WHO’s green manifesto.
Tobacco pollutes the planet and our lungs. Create smoke free cities and tax tobacco.
Devise policies on waste and plastic reduction.
Integrate mental health and psychosocial support with climate action and policies to better prepare for and respond to the climate crisis.