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Executive summary Despite the initial hope inspired by the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world
is now dangerously close to breaching its target of limiting global multiyear mean heating to …

Background Future trends in disease burden and drivers of health are of great interest to
policy makers and the public at large. This information can be used for policy and long-term …

Background Understanding the health consequences associated with exposure to risk
factors is necessary to inform public health policy and practice. To systematically quantify the …

Background Excessively high and low temperatures substantially affect human health.
Climate change is expected to exacerbate heat-related morbidity and mortality, presenting …

Vector-borne diseases are transmitted by haematophagous arthropods (for example,
mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies) to humans and wild and domestic animals, with the largest …

Increased frequency, intensity, and duration of wildfires are intensifying exposure to direct
and smoke-related hazards in many areas, leading to evacuation and smoke-related effects …

Children and youth are vulnerable to the threat of climate change, yet potential non-health
impacts, such as those on global education outcomes, are not well understood. In this cross …

Abstract The potential of Personal Comfort Systems (PCS) in outdoor applications,
particularly their short-term efficacy in cold environments, is pivotal for enhancing thermo …

Metrics for health-care sustainability are crucial for tracking progress and understanding the
advantages of different operations or systems as the health-care sector addresses the …