Valuing the Global Mortality Consequences of Climate Change Accounting for Adaptation Costs and Benefits

Carleton, Tamma; Jina, Amir; Delgado, Michael; Greenstone, Michael; Hsiang, Solomon; Hultgren, Andrew; Kopp, Robert; McCusker, Kelly E.; Nath, Ishan; Rising, James; Rode, Ashwin; Seo, Hee Kwon; Viaene, Arvid; Yuan, Jiacan; Zhang, Alice Tianbo

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“…Some studies were conducted in India, Malaysia, and Thailand, but no studies were reported in Africa, the Middle East or in South America. However, these regions may suffer greater mortality risks due to climate change [ 51 , 52 ].…”

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Tools and Methods to Include Health in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies and Policies: A Scoping Review

Delpla

Diallo²,

Keeling³

et al. 2021

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Climate change represents a serious threat to the health and well-being of populations. Today, many countries, regions, and cities around the world are implementing policies and strategies to adapt to climate change and mitigate its effects. A scoping review was performed to identify tools and methods that help integrate health into climate change adaptation and mitigation policies and strategies. The literature search includes scientific and grey literature. The scientific literature was conducted using PubMed, Elsevier Embase, and Web of Science databases. A grey literature web search was performed to complement the results. A total of 35 studies (28 from the scientific literature and 7 from the grey literature) were finally included. A large majority of research articles (24/28) and almost all reports (6/7) from the grey literature were published after 2010. Results show that the tools that were found most frequently are the nested models (12/35), health impact assessment (6/35), vulnerability and adaptation assessment (3/35), conceptual frameworks (3/35), and mixed methods (3/35). This review shows an increasing interest in the topic of developing tools to better manage health issues in adaptation and mitigation strategies, with a recent increase in the number of publications. Additional analyses of tools’ effectiveness should be conducted in further studies.

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Tools and Methods to Include Health in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies and Policies: A Scoping Review

Delpla

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Keeling³

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“…observed in the FUND model (Arbuthnott et al, 2016;Balbus et al, 2016;Carleton et al, 2020;Gasparrini et al, 2017;Hajat, 2017;Honda et al, 2014;Schwartz et al, 2015). The incorporation of the latest health research would be expected to have a net increase in heat and cold mortality with increasing temperatures.…”

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“…improved vaccines for infectious diseases) that would render current long-term estimates moot. Other areas of climate economic research have focused more explicitly on climate adaptation in their damage estimates which is an approach that deserves continued attention and refinement (Carleton et al, 2018).…”

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Health Impacts of Climate Change as Contained in Economic Models Estimating the Social Cost of Carbon Dioxide

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“…In the absence of immediate, concerted, and deep change, the health of current and future populations is likely to be drastically affected by climate change–related thermal stress, air pollution, extreme weather events, undernutrition, vector-borne disease, mental illness, conflict, and migration, with those least responsible for historical emissions most afflicted ( Carleton et al. 2020 ; Watts et al.…”

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Operating in a Climate Crisis: A State-of-the-Science Review of Life Cycle Assessment within Surgical and Anesthetic Care

Drew

Christie

Tyedmers

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Environ Health Perspect

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BACKGROUND: Both human health and the health systems we depend on are increasingly threatened by a range of environmental crises, including climate change. Paradoxically, health care provision is a significant driver of environmental pollution, with surgical and anesthetic services among the most resource-intensive components of the health system. OBJECTIVES: This analysis aimed to summarize the state of life cycle assessment (LCA) practice as applied to surgical and anesthetic care via review of extant literature assessing environmental impacts of related services, procedures, equipment, and pharmaceuticals. METHODS: A state-of-the-science review was undertaken following a registered protocol and a standardized, LCA-specific reporting framework. Three bibliographic databases (Scopus ® , PubMed, and Embase ® ) and the gray literature were searched. Inclusion criteria were applied, eligible entries critically appraised, and key methodological data and results extracted. RESULTS: From 1,316 identified records, 44 studies were eligible for inclusion. The annual climate impact of operating surgical suites ranged between 3,200,000 and 5,200,000 kg CO 2 e. The climate impact of individual surgical procedures varied considerably, with estimates ranging from 6 to 1,007 kg CO 2 e. Anesthetic gases; single-use equipment; and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system operation were the main emissions hot spots identified among operating room-and procedure-specific analyses. Single-use equipment used in surgical settings was generally more harmful than equivalent reusable items across a range of environmental parameters. Life cycle inventories have been assembled and associated climate impacts calculated for three anesthetic gases (2-85 kg CO 2 e=MAC-h) and 20 injectable anesthetic drugs (0:01-3:0 kg CO 2 e=gAPI). DISCUSSION: Despite the recent proliferation of surgical and anesthesiology-related LCAs, extant studies address a miniscule fraction of the numerous services, procedures, and products available today. Methodological heterogeneity, external validity, and a lack of background life cycle inventory data related to many essential surgical and anesthetic inputs are key limitations of the current evidence base. This review provides an indication of the spectrum of environmental impacts associated with surgical and anesthetic care at various scales.

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Valuing the Global Mortality Consequences of Climate Change Accounting for Adaptation Costs and Benefits

Cited by 87 publications

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Tools and Methods to Include Health in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies and Policies: A Scoping Review

Tools and Methods to Include Health in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies and Policies: A Scoping Review

Health Impacts of Climate Change as Contained in Economic Models Estimating the Social Cost of Carbon Dioxide

Operating in a Climate Crisis: A State-of-the-Science Review of Life Cycle Assessment within Surgical and Anesthetic Care

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