WHO and almost 200 other health associations urge governments around world to halt ‘environmental vandalism’

The World Health Organization (WHO) and almost 200 other health associations have made an unprecedented call for a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.

A call to action published on Wednesday, urges governments to agree a legally binding plan to phase out fossil fuel exploration and production, similar to the framework convention on tobacco, which was negotiated under the WHO’s auspices in 2003.

Continue reading…

You May Also Like

Elon Musk and Twitter boss’s messages show how pair fell out

Texts disclosed in a Delaware court filing suggest the two men were…

Bank of England poised to raise interest rates for 10th time in a row

Policymakers face balancing act between driving inflation down and risk of deepening…

Israeli settlers call for UN agency’s closure in Jerusalem protest

Rightwing activists demonstrate outside Unrwa office for third week over claims of…