Climate Action 2017-2018

The world is responding in a
myriad of ways that offer real hope
and tangible solutions.
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almost double in recent years. In fact,
many stroke patients are only in their
thirties and forties.
In the face of such a challenge it is easy
to be fatalistic, but the world is responding
in a myriad of ways that offer real hope
and tangible solutions. Countries, cities
and citizens are taking action to support
UN Environment’s BreatheLife, CleanSeas
and BeatPollution campaigns. Government
policies and the private sector are driving
down the price of green technology like
renewable energy, which now attracts
investments of $300 billion a year and
employs over 8 million people. The
diversity of the solutions on offer is evident
in the range of articles in this edition of
Climate Action. From climate lawyer Sue
Biniaz at the UN Foundation to Michael
Bloomberg, the authors reflect the many
voices rallying to mobilise green capital
and prevent runaway climate change.
Whether it’s the dramatic face of
disaster that we see in the headlines or the
very human face of suffering that Doctor
Gupta sees every day in the hospital, there
is no doubt that this must change. If the
UN Climate Change conference in Bonn
provides the perfect platform to agree the
priorities for action, then the articles in
Climate Action provide a timely reminder
that we can and will deliver. I hope, that for
public and private sector decision makers
alike, it will provide new inspiration and
build an even better future for this planet
and its people.
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