Briefs for parliamentarians on realizing the co-benefits of action on ... - ReliefWeb
Briefs for parliamentarians on realizing the co-benefits of action on climate and the environment - World | ReliefWeb
Overview
This “Backpocket” series for parliamentarians on climate change, environment and health in the Western Pacific Region will provide parliamentarians with brief talking points and suggested ways to achieve co-benefits of action in the areas of air pollution, chemical safety, climate change, climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable primary health care facilities, and water, sanitation and hygiene in healthcare facilities. The series will provide them with a brief snapshot of the key facts and where to find further useful information.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate science
What began as a theory in the 1890s — that industrial emissions of carbon dioxide could increase global temperatures — had progressed to a scientific fact a century later. Scientists across a range of disciplines are studying the impact of the still-growing concentration of carbon dioxide and other so-called “greenhouse gases” in the atmosphere as they call for industrial and governmental policies to slow, then halt, the warming of the planet.