Showing papers in "The Lancet Planetary Health in 2021"
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the relationship between cultural tightness and COVID-19 case and mortality rates as of Oct 16, 2020, using an ordinary least squares regression.
234 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors estimated the economic impact of air pollution as the cost of lost output due to premature deaths and morbidity attributable to air pollution for every state of India, using the cost-of-illness method.
218 citations
TL;DR: A hybrid model was used to quantify emissions within Scopes 1, 2, and 3 of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, as well as patient and visitor travel emissions, from 1990 to 2019.
206 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, a quantitative health impact assessment for the year 2015 to estimate the effect of air pollution exposure (PM2·5 and NO2) on natural-cause mortality for adult residents (aged ≥20 years) in 969 cities and 47 greater cities in Europe.
195 citations
Monash University1, Shandong University2, University of London3, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic4, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague5, Hakim Sabzevari University6, University of Bern7, Harvard University8, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens9, Brunel University London10, Nagasaki University11, Universidade Nova de Lisboa12, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge13, Umeå University14, National Institutes of Health15, University of Valencia16, Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University17, University of Santiago de Compostela18, University of Tartu19, Health Canada20, University of Ottawa21, University of Turin22, Norwegian Institute of Public Health23, University of Florence24, University of California, San Diego25, Cayetano Heredia University26, Fudan University27, Seoul National University28, Babeș-Bolyai University29, University of Porto30, University of Oulu31, Finnish Meteorological Institute32, King's College London33, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute34, University of Basel35, University of Tokyo36, University of São Paulo37, University of Los Andes38, Emory University39, University of Buenos Aires40, University of the Republic41, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research42, Pablo de Olavide University43, Yale University44, University of Tsukuba45, National Taiwan University46
TL;DR: In this paper, the global, regional, and national mortality burden associated with non-optimal ambient temperatures was evaluated using time-series data collected from 750 locations in 43 countries and five meta-predictors.
189 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used individual-level data from household surveys to inform a Bayesian geostatistical model of antibiotic usage in children (aged <5 years) with lower respiratory tract infections in LMICs.
162 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors report findings from a large, multinational survey of health professionals (n=4654) that examined their views of climate change as a human health issue.
130 citations
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation1, International Livestock Research Institute2, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research3, Cornell University4, Chatham House5, University of Queensland6, Deakin University7, University of Copenhagen8, International Center for Tropical Agriculture9, University of Oxford10, Johns Hopkins University11, ETH Zurich12, Stanford University13, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis14, Environmental Change Institute15, Wageningen University and Research Centre16, University of Aberdeen17, CGIAR18, Utrecht University19, University of Minnesota20, The Nature Conservancy21, Yale University22, University of Potsdam23
TL;DR: Emerging trade-offs need to be intentionally addressed to achieve true sustainability, particularly those involving social aspects like inequality in its many forms, social justice, and strong institutions, which remain challenging.
124 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a mechanistic focus on the zoonotic pathogen infect-shed-spill-spread cascade is proposed to enable protection of landscape immunity, the ecological conditions that reduce the risk of pathogen spillover from reservoir hosts.
113 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors quantify the extent to which climate change will influence the length of the transmission season and estimate the population at risk of mosquito-borne diseases in the future, given different population densities across an altitudinal gradient.
108 citations
University of Düsseldorf1, University of Copenhagen2, St George's, University of London3, Vrije Universiteit Brussel4, Karolinska Institutet5, Aarhus University6, Utrecht University7, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute8, Imperial College London9, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens10, University of Surrey11, Harvard University12, Institut Gustave Roussy13, University of Ulm14, Norwegian Institute of Public Health15, University of Duisburg-Essen16, Roskilde University17, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich18
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the associations of long-term exposures to fine particulate matter (PM2·5), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), black carbon, and warm-season ozone (O3) with the incidence of stroke and acute coronary heart disease.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors estimate the number of premature deaths among adult residents that could be prevented in cities in 31 European countries, if the WHO recommendation for universal access to green space was achieved.
George Mason University1, Trinity Western University2, University of Caxias do Sul3, Dominican University of California4, University of KwaZulu-Natal5, Tufts University6, University of California, San Francisco7, University of Calgary8, University of Wisconsin-Madison9, Brunel University London10, University of Eldoret11, University of Minnesota12, University of North Dakota13, Newcastle University14, University of Alabama at Birmingham15, University of Ottawa16
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic approach and focus solely on children (aged 0-5 years) was proposed to understand how climate change affects child health and wellbeing, despite the imperative for a fuller understanding of the impact of climate change on children.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyzed the health co-benefits of NDCs for the year 2040 for nine representative countries (i.e., Brazil, China, Germany, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa, UK, and USA) that were selected for their contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions and their global or regional influence.
TL;DR: In 2016, Chile implemented a unique law mandating front-of-package warning labels, restricting marketing, and banning school sales for products high in calories, sodium, sugar, or saturated fat.
TL;DR: The scale of the COVID-19 pandemic is a consequence of international trade and globalisation, with the virus spreading along established trade and travel routes However, the pandemic also affects international trade through reductions in both supply and demand as discussed by the authors.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation1, University of California, Davis2, University of Melbourne3, Macquarie University4, University of Washington5, Stockholm Resilience Centre6, North-West University7, Australian National University8, Universidad Mayor9, University of Sheffield10, Swinburne University of Technology11, University of Queensland12, University of Exeter13, Humboldt University of Berlin14, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ15, University of Hong Kong16, University of British Columbia17, Azim Premji University18, University of Helsinki19, The New School20, Institute of Ecosystem Studies21, Tufts University22, University of Cape Town23, University of Bristol24, University of Utah25, Oregon State University26, National University of Singapore27
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the value of integrating across the three solution sets, the challenges and potential enablers for integrating solution sets and present examples of challenges and adopted solutions in three cities with different urban contexts and climates (Freiburg, Germany; Durban, South Africa; and Singapore).
Sun Yat-sen University1, Monash University2, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology3, University of London4, Yale University5, Harvard University6, University of Oulu7, Health Canada8, University of Ottawa9, University of São Paulo10, Fudan University11, University of Santiago de Compostela12, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague13, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic14, Hakim Sabzevari University15, University of Bern16, Brunel University London17, Spanish National Research Council18, Nagasaki University19, Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge20, Umeå University21, National Institutes of Health22, University of Valencia23, Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University24, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens25, University of Florence26, Cayetano Heredia University27, Chinese Academy of Sciences28, University of Tartu29, Seoul National University30, University of Porto31, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute32, University of Tokyo33, University of Los Andes34, Emory University35, North-West University36, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research37, University of Pretoria38, University of Buenos Aires39, Norwegian Institute of Public Health40, University of Turin41, University of the Republic42, Pablo de Olavide University43, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research44, University of Tsukuba45, National Taiwan University46, Colorado School of Public Health47
TL;DR: In this article, the association between wildfire-related PM2·5 exposure and mortality was examined using a quasi-Poisson time series model in each city considering both the current-day and lag effects, and the effect estimates were then pooled using a random-effects meta-analysis.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used machine learning methods to systematically synthesise an evidence base on climate change and human health and found that there are 15,963 studies in the field of climate and health published between 2013 and 2019.
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore trends in meat consumption within the UK and the associated changes in environmental impact, and identify any differences in intake associated with gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and year of birth.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used regionally comparable food prices from the International Comparison Program for 150 countries and paired those prices with estimates of food demand for different dietary patterns, including nutritionally balanced flexitarian, pescatarian, vegetarian, and vegan diets.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors quantified the contribution of PM2·5 pollution to intelligence quotient (IQ) loss in children younger than 10 years, with use of an exposureresponse coefficient based on previously published data.
TL;DR: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, caused by zoonotic SARS-CoV-2, has important links to biodiversity loss and ecosystem health as mentioned in this paper, which can exacerbate the initial drivers, resulting in feedback loops that are likely to promote future Zoonotic disease outbreaks.
TL;DR: A systematic review of studies published between Jan 1, 2010, and Oct 31, 2019 that reported blood lead levels in the 137 countries in World Bank LMIC groupings is presented in this article.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used biophysical modeling to determine the upper humidity-dependent temperature thresholds at which electric fans would become detrimental in different age groups and established simplified temperature thresholds for future fan use recommendations on the basis of temperatures below which fan use would never have been detrimental.
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of extreme hydrometeorological hazards on dengue risk by level of urbanization in Brazil using a spatiotemporal model was quantified by using a distributed lag non-linear models with a spatio-temporal Bayesian hierarchical model framework.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the health co-benefits of carbon neutrality under different technology pathways, which could help China to achieve the carbon neutrality goal, air quality goal, and Healthy China goal in a synergetic manner that includes health in the decision-making process.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized the evidence on the association between air pollution and the different causes of ischaemic stroke and haemorrhagic stroke, to clarify which people are most at risk.