COP 30 Side Event | People, Policy, and Research Power to Document and Address the Health Harms of Fossil Fuels and Industry Practices
Continued reliance on fossil fuels presents a serious threat to human and planetary health, as the leading driver of climate change. This event emphasizes the health harms from air, water, and soil pollution, as well as industry practices that prioritize commercial profits over health.
This COP 30 side event seeks to highlight why action is needed to reduce fossil fuel industry influence, and how this can be achieved through multi-level public health action, drawing, for example, from a comprehensive policy framework used to tackle the tobacco industry.
Topics covered will include
- health harms of the fossil fuel industry,
- defending the right to health,
- addressing the influence of high-emitting industries in climate policy-making and disinformation,
- measuring the health costs of fossil fuel subsidies.
Upcoming events
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2026 Investment Policy Forum
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Unpacking National Investment Laws: Dispute settlement
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