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Climate change affect child

future
 Scientists and health experts warn that children will suffer from
infectious diseases, malnutrition and air pollution worsened by
climate change, in a new report in The Lancet.
 A child born today will experience a world that is more than
4˚C warmer by the time they turn 71 years old, which will
threaten their health at every stage of their life.
  heat wave scorched Europe, wildfires tore across the Amazon
rainforest, parts of California, Russia and the Arctic, and
Hurricane Dorian pummeled the Bahamas
 Their bodies and immune systems are still developing, leaving
them more susceptible to disease and environmental pollutants
 The Lancet medical journal, scientists and health experts from 35
academic institutions and United Nations agencies said that children
will suffer from a rise in infectious diseases, malnutrition and air
pollution if global warming continues on the current trajectory
 annual report tracking connections between public health and
climate change.
 If greenhouse gas emissions continue at the current rate, the
Analysis atmosphere will warm up by 1.5˚C in about 20 years. Warming
starting at 2˚C 
could trigger an international food crisis in coming years, according
to a recent report from the U.N.'s scientific panel on climate change.
 climate change is causing the spread of dengue fever, a mosquito-
borne disease. Nine of the 10 most hospitable years for dengue
transmission have occurred since 2000.
 children will breathe more toxic air throughout their lives,
which will lead to reduced lung function, worse asthma and an
increased risk of heart attack

Analysis  77% of countries across the world experienced an increase in


exposure to wildfires from 2001 to 2014 and from 2015 to
2018,
 Sea levels are now rising at an ever concerning rate
 quick action to curb climate change and prepare global health systems
for the immense challenges ahead.
 If global warming is limited to well below 2˚C, which is a goal of the
Paris Climate Accord, then a child born today could experience a world
that will reach net-zero emissions in about 30 years
 Global greenhouse emissions would need to be cut in half in just 12
years and reach net-zero by 2050 in order for temperatures to remain at
1.5˚C.
Prevention  Our children recognize this climate emergency and demand action to
protect them,
 While India is joining the global shift towards renewable energy, it still
overwhelmingly relies on coal for electricity, with an 11% increase in its
energy from burning coal in 2016-2018, compared to less than a 1.5%
rise in China. To dramatically reduce emissions by 2050, and to meet
multiple Sustainable Development Goals, India must transition away
from coal and towards renewable energy. 

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