Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health Wealthy nations must do much more, much faster
The UN General Assembly in September 2021 will bring
countries together at a critical time for marshalling collective action to tackle the global environmental crisis. They
will meet again at the biodiversity summit in Kunming,
China, and the climate conference (COP26) in Glasgow,
UK. Ahead of these pivotal meetings, we—the editors of
health journals worldwide—call for urgent action to keep
average global temperature increases below 1.5 °C, halt
the destruction of nature, and protect health