Lancet Countdown 2026 Report Urges Declaration of Climate Change as Global Health Emergency

The Lancet Countdown 2026 Report calls for governments to recognize climate change as a public health emergency, emphasizing that its impacts on human health are accelerating faster than the global response. The report highlights a record 710,000 heat-related deaths globally in 2023, with 71% attributed to climate change, and urges a globally coordinated, long-term response.