Climate crisis paralysis: Accelerating global action for health resilience in a changing world

The global action on climate change is out of sync. The world is rapidly moving deeper into a dangerous climate crisis; science is providing ample warnings of an imminent planetary emergency; while policy and the global economy moves, at best, in incremental steps. The recently finalised COP28 in Dubai is no exception. Even though the agreement, signed by all countries in the world, provides a workable plan for the transition away from fossil fuels—the dominant cause of global warming—there are no convincing signs of world action at the speed and scale required to align with the scientific consensus.