BioEndeavor: What Pledges Have our Governments Made for Climate Action?

A number of pledges were made by global leaders at the recent COP26 meetings. In the below table, we outline the potential impact of these pledges for our world and the impact for our health.

References:

• Why Trees Can Make You Happier | Greater Good (berkeley.edu)

• COP26: The Biggest Announcements Coming Out of the UN Climate Conference (globalcitizen.org)

• KeyCop26 pledges could put world 9% closer to 1.5C pathway │ Cop26 │The Guardian’

• Unextractable fossil fuels in a 1.5 °C world | Nature

• Countries commit to develop climate-smart health care at COP26 UN climate conference (who.int)