[HTML][HTML] The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: health at the mercy of fossil fuels

M Romanello, C Di Napoli, P Drummond, C Green… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Executive summary The 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown is published as the world
confronts profound and concurrent systemic shocks. Countries and health systems continue …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in wastewater microalgae-based biofuels production: A state-of-the-art review

SS Ali, SG Mastropetros, M Schagerl, M Sakarika… - Energy Reports, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapidly expanding industrialization and the depletion of non-renewable fossil fuels have
necessitated the discovery of feasible renewable alternatives to meet the rising energy …

[HTML][HTML] The contribution of demographic changes to future heat-related health burdens under climate change scenarios

R Cole, S Hajat, P Murage, C Heaviside… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic climate change will have a detrimental impact on global health, including the
direct impact of higher ambient temperatures. Existing projections of heat-related health …

Experimental study of the negative effects of raised bedroom temperature and reduced ventilation on the sleep quality of elderly subjects

Y Yan, H Zhang, M Kang, L Lan, Z Wang, Y Lin - Indoor air, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated the effects of air temperature and ventilation on the sleep quality of
elderly subjects and elucidated the mechanisms involved. Sixteen subjects aged over 65 …

Projection of trade-offs of commercial air conditioning: Increasing carbon emission and reducing heat exposure

M Zhao, B Yan, W Cai, C Zhang - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
The growing air conditioning used to reduce heat-related risks has raised widespread
concerns on its carbon emissions, potentially posing additional challenges to climate …

Temporal trends in temperature-related mortality and evidence for maladaptation to heat and cold in the Eastern Mediterranean region

K Psistaki, P Kouis, A Michanikou, PK Yiallouros… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The eastern Mediterranean region is characterized by rising temperature trends exceeding
the corresponding global averages and is considered a climate change hot-spot. Although …

Analysis of the heat-and cold-related cardiovascular mortality in an urban mediterranean environment through various thermal indices

K Psistaki, IM Dokas, AK Paschalidou - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
During the last decades the effects of thermal stress on public health have been a great
concern worldwide. Thermal stress is determined by air temperature in combination with …

[HTML][HTML] Net impact of air conditioning on heat-related mortality in Japanese cities

PLC Chua, Y Takane, CFS Ng, K Oka, Y Honda… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Air conditioning (AC) presents a viable means of tackling the ill-effects of heat
on human health. However, AC releases additional anthropogenic heat outdoors, and this …

Inequalities in global residential cooling energy use to 2050

G Falchetta, ED Cian, F Pavanello, IS Wing - Nature communications, 2024 - nature.com
Intersecting socio-demographic transformations and warming climates portend increasing
worldwide heat exposures and health sequelae. Cooling adaptation via air conditioning …

[HTML][HTML] Health impact studies of climate change adaptation and mitigation measures–A sco** review

A Luyten, MS Winkler, P Ammann, D Dietler - The Journal of Climate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change affects both mental and physical health. Besides limiting the extent and
consequences of climate change, mitigation and adaptation measures can have additional …