New global projections highlight ‘enormous human cost’ to climate inaction

Delayed action on climate change is costing lives and livelihoods, with predictions of a 4.7-fold increase in heat related deaths by mid-century, finds the latest Lancet Countdown report co-led by Dr Marina Romanello (UCL Institute for Global Health).

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