Kategorie: Think Piece

  • From tob­ac­co to Big Tech – How com­mer­cial inte­rests are sha­ping pla­ne­ta­ry health

    From tob­ac­co to Big Tech – How com­mer­cial inte­rests are sha­ping pla­ne­ta­ry health

    From tob­ac­co to Big Tech — How com­mer­cial inte­rests are sha­ping pla­ne­ta­ry health Doro­thea Baltruksa, Car­men Jochemb, Catrio­na Wattb, Chio­ma Cyn­thia Ozu­luo­hab, Egle Sta­ke­li­unai­teb, Miri­am Mesche­dea a) Cent­re for Pla­ne­ta­ry Health Poli­cyb) Depart­ment of Pla­ne­ta­ry and Public Health, Uni­ver­si­ty of Bay­reuth The con­cept of com­mer­cial deter­mi­nants of health has gai­ned trac­tion in recent years to…

  • More deaths from heat­wa­ves than traf­fic acci­dents in Euro­pe — Why urgent cli­ma­te and social action is nee­ded

    More deaths from heat­wa­ves than traf­fic acci­dents in Euro­pe — Why urgent cli­ma­te and social action is nee­ded

    More deaths from heat­wa­ves than traf­fic acci­dents in Euro­pe — Why urgent cli­ma­te and social action is nee­ded Jonas Ger­kea, Doro­thea Baltruksb a) KLUG – Deut­sche Alli­anz Kli­ma­wan­del und Gesund­heit e.V. b) Cent­re for Pla­ne­ta­ry Health Poli­cy Heat-rela­ted deaths across Euro­pe rose by 30% in the last 20 years, with a par­ti­cu­lar­ly steep rise from…

  • The Need for Trans­for­ma­ti­on to a Post-Growth Health and Eco­no­mic Sys­tem

    The Need for Trans­for­ma­ti­on to a Post-Growth Health and Eco­no­mic Sys­tem

    The Need for Trans­for­ma­ti­on to a Post-Growth Health and Eco­no­mic Sys­tem „A clear visi­on for a well­be­ing eco­no­my within pla­ne­ta­ry boun­da­ries that con­siders inter­na­tio­nal soli­da­ri­ty and social jus­ti­ce will have to gui­de the deve­lo­p­ment of future health sys­tems.“ Rem­co van de Pas The Ger­man, and most Euro­pean health sys­tems are part of an eco­no­mic sys­tem…