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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 1d

What inspiring days #EHFG2025 🌍
Last week we joined the @gasteinforum.bsky.social.
Our WG2 Lead Jan Semenza shared insights on #Climate & #inequality, while @josecx.bsky.social joined the session on #networks to advance 🇪🇺 Health Union.
Thank you for bringing stakeholders together on #Health #Policy.

Jan Semenza on #climatechange inequalities

José Chen at the newsdesk for the European Health Union networks.

Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 4d

⏰ Reminder! There’s still time to shape the Lancet Countdown in Europe 2027 Indicator Report 🌍

We’re calling for #climate #health indicator proposals on projections and attributions
📅 Deadline 16 Oct
✅ Check criteria
🤝 Connect with WG Lead
📝 Prepare your submission

Join us to improve the report! 🚀

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 11d

Last week, our Research Fellow @josecx.bsky.social joined the 2025 New Mobility Congress in Katowice 🇵🇱, the largest European event on sustainable transport.

He highlighted solutions with health co-benefits, like active transport 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️, to cut air pollution, lower emissions & boost physical activity. 🌍

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 18d

Last week, the European Centre joined the annual @lancetcountdown.bsky.social meeting in London 🌍
A great chance to plan ahead, set priorities, and connect with colleagues. Excited to keep building the evidence on #ClimateChange & #Health for #policy impact! 💡
#strategy #planning #publichealth

The Global Lancet Countdown Team and its collaborators from across six regions

The European Regional Centre team of the Lancet Countdown present at the Academic Meeting, in London.

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · 24d

⏰ Reminder: The call for new indicators for the Lancet Countdown Europe 2027 Report is open until 16 Oct! 🌍
Focus: projections & attribution
👉 Check our criteria: lancetcountdown.org/news/watch-b...
👉 Connect with WG Leads
👉 Submit your idea

Let’s build the strongest evidence for #ClimateHealth 💡

How to submit an idea for the next indicator report for Europe!

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢 Last call: join us tomorrow in our Webinar on Health Economics
Learn how indicators are built, see which ones track #economics & #health, and know how to contribute!
Help shape the evidence for healthier, climate-resilient economies.🌍💶
📅 9 Sept 9:30 CEST
👉 Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Sep 3

📢 Open Call for the 2027 report
🌍 Shape the next Indicator Report! We invite proposals on #climate & #health, focusing on #projections & #attribution. 💡 How?
1️⃣ Check criteria: lancetcountdown.org/news/watch-b...
2️⃣ Pitch your idea and submit the proposal by 16/10
Contact: [email protected]

Watch back: Contribute to the development of new Lancet Countdown Europe indicators - Lancet Countdown

Find out more about submitting new indicator proposals to monitor the connections between health and climate change in Europe.

lancetcountdown.org

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢 Join our Webinar on Economics of Climate & Health
Learn how indicators are built, see which ones track #economics & #health, and know how to contribute!
Help shape the evidence for healthier, climate-resilient economies.🌍💶
📅 9 Sept | 9:30 CEST
👉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Lancet Countdown in Europe: Health & Environmental Economics Webinar

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 21

🚀 We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Hannah Klauber as Co-Lead of our Economics & Finance Working Group! Joining from @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, she brings her expertise to strengthen indicators, connect researchers, and shape climate-health action. 🌍 #Leadership #ClimateChange #HealthEconomics

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 15

📊 Climate action makes economic sense—it saves lives & improves livelihoods.
🌍💶 Led by Prof. Anil Markandya (#BC3), WG4 brings #economics to the #climatehealth story: from the cost of inaction to the economic gains of healthier diets.
Check our report here: doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00055-0

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Reposted by Lancet Countdown Europe

Kim R. van Daalen @daalenkim.bsky.social · Aug 8

🌍🌱 New for young readers (8–15): How climate change affects health, and how climate action helps!

Our new Frontiers for Young Minds article turns @countdowneurope.bsky.social findings into clear, hopeful insights.

🔗 Read: kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10....
📊 Infographics: shorturl.at/wmt0X

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 8

🌱🧠 Today’s youth will live longest with #climatechange.
They must understand its impact on #health. Our new article breaks it down for them.

💡 Climate education is empowering to act, advocate & lead

Infographics: lancetcountdown.org/multimedia-resources
Full text: doi.org/10.3389/frym.2025.1556941

The cover of the article "Protecting Health Through Climate Action in Europe"

Climate change can impact people's health in Europe

Actions that help slow down climate change are also good for our health

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 6

You can take part of #citizenscience initiatives, e.g. the Report a Tick web tool (www.sva.se/aktuellt/ins...).
Help scientists enhance preparedness for #TickBorneDiseases by sending a photo & location of the tick you encountered.
Do you know other #ClimateHealth citizen science tools? Share below!

Rapportera Fästing - SVA

www.sva.se

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 6

💉 What can you do?
- When going outdoors, wear protective clothing
- Check yourself, kids and family for ticks after outdoor activities
- @ecdc.europa.eu recommends TBE vaccination–the most effective way to prevent it in endemic countries
- Learn more about your country's situation at ecdc.europa.eu

Homepage | European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

ecdc.europa.eu

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Aug 6

Ticks are sensitive to #climate conditions, thriving in wooded and grassy areas.
📢 Our 2024 #LancetCountdown #Europe report revealed that 96% of Europe’s districts showed increased #climate suitability for #Ixodes ticks, primary vectors for Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). #OneHealth

Climate change is increasing climatic suitability for Ixodes ticks - a vector for Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jul 30

Led by @ctonne.bsky.social, Working Group 3 focuses on #climate #mitigation & #health co-benefits:
⚡️Phase out fossil fuels from #energy systems
💨 Premature mortality linked to particulate matter
🚌 Sustainable transport and diet shifts
🏥 Health systems emissions
#LancetCountdown #Europe #PublicHealth

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jul 23

Out of 53 WHO EURO countries and territories, 7 (13.2%) have submitted Nationally Determined Contributions to this date, only +3 since March
✅ NDCs must integrate evidence on #health impacts of #climatechange. This contributes to reduce emissions, build resilience and address health #inequalities

Only 7 out of 53 countries and territories in the WHO EURO region have submitted Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement (13.2%)

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jul 16

🌟 Stakeholder Consultations
In June we hosted #strategicplanning consultations, gathering 38 representatives from 28 organisations in Europe. They helped identify priorities, uncover challenges, and explore opportunities for growth and impact in #climate & #health
Thank you for the contributions!

Stakeholder Consultations of the Lancet Countdown in Europe: 3 consultations involving 38 people from 28 organisations, resulting in more than 50 ideas and proposals discussed

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jul 9

Lancet Countdown Working Group 2, led by Jan Semenza, focuses on #adaptation, planning & resilience for #health:
💻 Actions to ⬇️ vulnerabilities to #climate impacts
💰 Invest in #publichealth preparedness
🌳 Implement early warning systems, green infrastructure
🔗 Read our report doi.org/10.1016/S246...

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our Fellow @josecx.bsky.social attended the #UNFCCC #JuneClimateMeetings in Bonn, Germany.
Some key points:
📌 Relevant #climatechange & #health topics i.e. agriculture, adaptation
📌 Support evidence-based climate-health policies
📌 Health included in an intersectoral approach to #climate
Stay tuned!

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jun 27

🌡️ Extreme heat takes lives, and it’s getting worse. Vulnerable groups are at risk, ie elderly and outdoor workers.
Reframing the narrative is key:
🧠 #climatechange is a #healthcrisis
🏙️ It's about #urbanplanning, #equity and #resilience
Know more here: doi.org/10.1016/S246...
#LancetCountdown #Europe

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jun 18

@joacimrocklov.bsky.social opened the @eurohealthnet.bsky.social Annual Seminar on Climate change & health, presenting the #health impacts of #climatechange from the 2024 Europe report.
The event showcased climate action in 🇦🇹🇳🇱🇩🇪🇧🇪, underscoring the value of cross-sectoral collaboration.

Joacim Rocklöv presenting the indicator on exposure of vulnerable populations to heatwaves

Joacim Rocklöv and Anne Wagenbführ-Leroyer from EuroHealthNet

Anne Wagenbführ-Leroyer with colleagues from Sciensano - Vanessa Gorasso and Brecht Devleesschauwer

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jun 11

What is Working Group 1?
@joacimrocklov.bsky.social is WG1 Lead and provides a brief overview ⬇️
💻 WG1 indicators model data on #climate risks & impacts on #health
🦟 Covers topics like food security & infectious disease risk
🔗 Country estimates available at climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observatory

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · Jun 4

📣 Call for Working Group 4 Co-Lead extended!
We are looking for a researcher with expertise in #economics & #finance of #climate and #health to join our management team and contribute to developing our indicators.
🤝 3-year term
⏳ New deadline: 16/06
Find out more: lancetcountdown.org/wp-content/u...

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Lancet Countdown Europe @countdowneurope.bsky.social · May 29

Our Research Fellow Hedi Kriit was present at the annual European Climate and Health Observatory meeting last week in Luxembourg. We look forward to support #climate #health efforts in #Europe and help shape the European Climate Adaptation Plan.
We’re excited to continue this collaborative effort.

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