"The most pressing health issue we face' Extreme weather events and alarming global temperatures we have observed in the last few years has made me (as a doctor) consider the climate crisis to be the most pressing health issue we face. In medicine we make great efforts to reduce or eliminate relatively modest risks, but are currently only making modest efforts to tackle the greatest hazard to human health in history."
"I worry about the future of my daughter when she reaches my age and even more about the future of her children if she does have any. I think lifestyle changes do not matter as much unless you are the richest 1%. I believe the only way we can achieve change is by going out and protesting as that's the only way governments, corporations and richest 1% will listen. I'm really surprised why the 89% who are concerned do not do more to go out"
Between 80 and 89% of the global population supports climate action, with many willing to contribute one percent of income to climate solutions. People tend to underestimate how widespread that concern is. Support spans diverse occupations and motivations, including medical professionals who view climate change as the greatest health hazard in history and call for progressive carbon taxation. Others prioritize mass protest to pressure governments, corporations and the wealthiest one percent, arguing lifestyle changes alone are insufficient. Frustration and shame about national contributions, and questioning why concerned majorities do not mobilize more, underline calls for amplified public pressure and policy change.
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