Kategorie: Think Piece

  • More deaths from heat­wa­ves than traf­fic acci­dents in Euro­pe — Why urgent cli­ma­te and social action is nee­ded

    More deaths from heat­wa­ves than traf­fic acci­dents in Euro­pe — Why urgent cli­ma­te and social action is nee­ded

    Jonas Ger­kea, Doro­thea Baltruksb a) KLUG – Deut­sche Alli­anz Kli­ma­wan­del und Gesund­heit e.V. b) Cent­re for Pla­ne­ta­ry Health Poli­cy Heat-rela­ted deaths across Euro­pe rose by 30% in the last 20 years, with a par­ti­cu­lar­ly steep rise from 2015. To illus­tra­te the sca­le of this gro­wing public health issue, Jonas Ger­ke and Doro­thea Baltruks are loo­king…

  • The Need for Trans­for­ma­ti­on to a Post-Growth Health and Eco­no­mic Sys­tem

    The Need for Trans­for­ma­ti­on to a Post-Growth Health and Eco­no­mic Sys­tem

    „A clear visi­on for a well­be­ing eco­no­my within pla­ne­ta­ry boun­da­ries that con­siders inter­na­tio­nal soli­da­ri­ty and social jus­ti­ce will have to gui­de the deve­lo­p­ment of future health sys­tems.“ Rem­co van de Pas The Ger­man, and most Euro­pean health sys­tems are part of an eco­no­mic sys­tem that lacks intrin­sic sus­taina­bi­li­ty out­co­mes, with respect to socie­ty, health or…