“Since the 1970s, climate change has caused more than 140 000 deaths per year; by 2030, the direct cost to health is expected to be between US$2 and US$4 billion per year. We would not be the first to say that this may be the foremost public health issue of our era.”
—Barbara Sibbald, editor of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ)
In the most recent issue of the CMAJ (the publication produced by the Canadian Medical Association), the editorial written by Barbara Sibbald is entitled “Physicians’ roles on the front line of cliamte change.” Citing the overwhelming concensus among climate experts around the world that global warming is indeed real and is threatening the harm of many people on our planet—particularly in the future—she encourages physicians as leaders in health to do something about it. Continue reading