The public health case for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

The past month has been a clear reminder that Canada is not immune to the health risks presented by climate change, as many people in Canada have already lost their lives to extreme heat, wildfires, ice storms and floods.

The British Columbia Wildfire Service responded to a wildfire near Kimmel Creek, B.C., which was 60 hectares in size and burning approximately five kilometres south of Canoe River on July 23. Photograph courtesy of BC Wildfire Service Twitter

Opinion

BY KIM PERROTTA AND DR. JACOB PENDERGRAST

July 26, 2021

As public and clinical health-care professionals who are deeply concerned about the risks that climate change presents to the livability of the planet, we were encouraged by Toronto City Council’s July 15th decision to endorse the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferati...

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