Lancet Countdown 2024: Health and Climate Change 3 of 3

Send us Fan MailJoin us for an eye-opening exploration of healthcare's surprising role in the climate crisis and its potential to drive positive change. In this final segment of our Deep Dive series, we uncover how hospitals and medical facilities contribute to 4.6% of global emissions—but more importantly, how they can become powerful leaders in building a sustainable future. From solar-powered hospitals to eco-conscious medical practices, we'll explore practical solutions that are good for both planetary and human health. Whether you're a healthcare professional or simply someone who cares about our collective wellbeing, this episode offers hope and actionable insights for creating a healthier world for all. Come dive in with us as we connect the dots between healthcare, climate action, and social justice.The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: facing record-breaking threats from delayed actionThe record-breaking human costs of climate changehttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01822-1/abstractThis is Heliox: Where Evidence Meets EmpathyIndependent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter.  Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas. Support the showDisclosure: This podcast uses AI-generated synthetic voices for a material portion of the audio content, in line with Apple Podcasts guidelines. We make rigorous science accessible, accurate, and unforgettable.Produced by Michelle Bruecker and Scott Bleackley, it features reviews of emerging research and ideas from leading thinkers, curated under our creative direction with AI assistance for voice, imagery, and composition. Systemic voices and illustrative images of people are representative tools, not depictions of specific individuals.We dive deep into peer-reviewed research, pre-prints, and major scientific works—then bring them to life through the stories of the researchers themselves. Complex ideas become clear. Obscure discoveries become conversation starters. And you walk away understanding not just what scientists discovered, but why it matters and how they got there.Independent, moderated, timely, deep, gentle, clinical, global, and community conversations about things that matter.  Breathe Easy, we go deep and lightly surface the big ideas.Spoken word, short and sweet, with rhythm and a catchy beat.http://tinyurl.com/stonefolksongs