Open AccessClimate change and cancer: converging policies
Author(s) -
Vineis Paolo,
Huybrechts Inge,
Millett Christopher,
Weiderpass Elisabete
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
molecular oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.332
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1878-0261
pISSN - 1574-7891
DOI - 10.1002/1878-0261.12781
Subject(s) - climate change , tobacco control , business , environmental planning , psychological intervention , natural resource economics , climate change mitigation , risk analysis (engineering) , environmental health , environmental resource management , medicine , environmental science , public health , economics , ecology , nursing , psychiatry , biology
Many human activities cause a double burden, on health and on the environment. A few examples are as follows: Air pollution causes greenhouse gas emissions and several human diseases (left). Food production and trades are involved in loss of biodiversity, greenhouse gas emissions, and human diseases such as zoonoses or excess cancer and cardiovascular diseases (right). Intersectoral policies can contribute to the achievement of several Sustainable Development Goals.