Climate change is the biggest global health threat of the 21st century, putting the lives and well-being of billions of people at increased risk in the next decades. However, those who try to protect the environment are not always supported by the people. Do you think the majority of environmental issues have an impact on health?
Many of the ways we harm our environment come back to haunt us in the form of sickness and death. The realization that the pesticide-laced foods we eat, the smokestack-befouled air we breathe and the petrochemical-based products we use negatively affect our quality of life is a big part of the reason so many people have “gone green” in recent years. Awareness about environmental issues plays an important role in informing our understanding of anticipated health impacts and in guiding policy for mitigating climate change.
