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Climate change and us: What nephrologists should know
Author(s) -
Barraclough Katherine A,
Holt Stephen G,
Agar John WM
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1797
pISSN - 1320-5358
DOI - 10.1111/nep.12496
Subject(s) - medicine , climate change , greenhouse gas , global warming , greenhouse effect , disease , human health , environmental planning , natural resource economics , environmental health , intensive care medicine , environmental science , ecology , pathology , economics , biology
Global warming poses significant risks to human health and the planet. If allowed to continue unchecked, its consequences will be devastating. While all populations will be effected with time, vulnerable groups, including those with kidney disease, are likely to be at primary risk. This paper summarizes the current state of scientific knowledge relevant to climate change. It discusses the contribution of the health‐care system, and particularly dialysis programmes, to greenhouse gas emissions, and pathways that exist for nephrologists to mitigate their environmental impact.