Climate Change and Longevity Go Hands in Hand - Longevity LIVE
Climate change and longevity are inseparable. related. There are significant health threats associated with changing weather patterns and some geographies may be hit harder than others. The danger is all-encompassing. Increasingly, leaders in the healthcare industry are raising their concerns about the impact of climate change on healthcare projections. Mustafa Kamel, Janssen South Africa Director of Medical Affairs has been outspoken about his concerns. He says its time to act now! The world has warmed by more than 1°C. We can still limit temperature rise to 1.5°C & avoid the worst climate impacts. But we need more ambition now. “At the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world view has shifted to climate change and its impacts in the near, medium and long term. This is a clear reality and variations in severity are expected to be distributed unequally around the world. Some places may be cooler, but other areas experience warmer winters, for example. Included in the p