Health left on sidelines in critical climate change race

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Health left on sidelines in critical climate change race

By Dermot Coffey
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New Zealanders have supported action on climate change through nationwide demonstrations in 2019, but insufficient commitments were made by government at the recent international climate change conference COP26 [NZDRA]

Christchurch specialist GP Dermot Coffey, co-convenor of OraTaiao: NZ Climate and Health Council, reflects on what 2021 has held for climate change

The current promises are still nowhere near enough to achieve the 1.5°C goal – a target which is rapidly slipping out of reach It’s been a busy y