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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH

@jonathanpatz.bsky.social

Vilas Distinguished Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Researching Climate Change & Health since 1990s: health co-chair for 1st US National Climate Assessment; lead author for UN IPCC; Elected Member of the National Academy of Medicine .. more

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Jonathan Alan Patz is an American academic who is a professor and John P. Holton Chair of Health and the Environment at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he serves as Director of the Global Health Institute. Patz also holds appointments in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Department of Population Health Sciences at the UW-Madison. He serves on the executive committee of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement and was elected in 2019 to the National Academy of Medicine. .. more

Environmental science 47%

Public Health 19%

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 2d

The leaders of these 83 countries deserve appreciation and gratitude for doing the needful by calling for a rapid end to the fossil fuel era.

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83 Countries Join Call to End Fossil Fuels at COP30 | Earth.Org

83 nations, including most EU countries, the UK, and Small Island States, support a "roadmap” for ending fossil fuels at COP30.

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · 10d

Session on #datacenters #energy and #health at Healthy Climate Wisconsin annual conference

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · 10d

2nd day at Heathy Climate Wisconsin
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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · 11d

Attending amazing conference of Healthy Climate Wisconsin
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The Global Climate And Health Alliance @gchalliance.bsky.social · 12d

How is health relevant to the @UNFCCC negotiations?

At #COP30, governments have the chance to show that climate action can save lives now & protect generations to come.

NOW is the time to translate momentum on health ➡️ action.

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Jess Beagley's address to the 2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health held in Brasilia

YouTube video by Global Climate and Health Alliance

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · 13d

Check out our article in today's THE CONVERSATION

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Climate Solutions for Health Lab @csfh-lab.bsky.social · 13d

Heat, air pollution, disease, and crop loss linked to climate change are worsening and costing millions of lives around the world each year. Yet current efforts are rolling back protections from vehicles and power plant emissions.

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#climatechange #publichealth

Text in boxes about illness and climate risks and worsening public health. images of wildfire smoke, an adult overheating, a child with a nebulizer for asthma and a flooded house shown.

image of a power plant overlaid with text blocks about current efforts to rollback climate protections, and what we can do.

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · Oct 26

Implications of EPA's reconsidering major climate rule:

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An E.P.A. Plan to Kill a Major Climate Rule Is Worrying Business Leaders

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · Sep 2

Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...

Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · Aug 23

New research: 90,000 Americans die prematurely every year because of needless, preventable air pollution. Cheap clean energy (solar, wind, batteries) is the way to make this senseless carnage a thing of the past.

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Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study

Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm

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ClimateChangePost @climatechangepost.bsky.social · Aug 3

#climatechangepost: Extreme temperatures, the new normal? What do we know so far? www.climatechangepost.com/news/extreme...

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Nordic countries hit by ‘truly unprecedented’ heatwave

Scientists record longest streak of temperatures higher than 30C in region in records going back to 1961

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · Aug 1

Solutions on solutions! Heat pumps + climate-friendly refrigerants = Another excellent option for consumers. 👏

"Mitsubishi has announced that it's following global trends and legislation by updating its heat pump lineup with more climate-friendly refrigerants."

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Mitsubishi unveils line of next-gen HVACs that could dramatically transform your energy bills: 'This…ushers in significant technological advancement' - NewsBreak

"Engineered to provide efficiency and reliability." Mitsubishi unveils line of next-gen HVACs that could dramatically transform your energy bills: 'This…u

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · Jul 30

From colleagues, Hsiang and Burke: We Study Climate Change. It Endangers You and Your Children. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...

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Opinion | We Study Climate Change. It Endangers You and Your Children.

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · Jul 30

Another big set-back for progress on #climatechange

Trump’s E.U. Trade Deal Comes With Impossible Energy Promises www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...

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Trump’s E.U. Trade Deal Comes With Impossible Energy Promises

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · Jul 29

Trump has dramatically escalated his war on the health of all Americans and the health of our climate. Let’s hope the courts, our last line of defense against this insanity, will put a stop to this.

E.P.A. Plans to Revoke the Legal Basis for Tackling Climate Change

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · Jul 9

"every fraction of a degree matters" regarding deaths during heat waves:

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Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates

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Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates

Scientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to human-caused climate change and estimate that climate change was responsible for 1,500 deaths.

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · Jul 9

Research Suggests Climate Change Added Excess Deaths in European Heat Wave www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/c...

...ending the guessing game on the health harms from continued burning of fossil fuels.

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Research Suggests Climate Change Added Excess Deaths in European Heat Wave

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · Jun 1

I’m no fan of JPMorgan/Chase because they are one of the leading financiers of fossil fuel development worldwide, but I hope their decision to hire former NOAA chief scientist Sarah Kapnick is a sign of awakening on their part.
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JPMorgan hired NOAA's chief scientist to advise clients on navigating climate change

Last year, JPMorgan hired Sarah Kapnick as the bank's chief climate scientist. She's now advising clients on how climate change will impact their investments.

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · May 29

Youth Climate Activists Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Orders www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/c...

Youth Climate Activists Sue Trump Administration Over Executive Orders

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · May 25

This latest EPA move would be a major reversal of public health science. I encourage climate and health scientists to read and be fully aware of this clear affront to science-based policy:

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Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants

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Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH @jonathanpatz.bsky.social · May 1

Charting a path to health for all at net-zero emissions - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Our @uwmadison.bsky.social team serves a major role on this Roadmap initiative on #climatechange and #health.
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Charting a path to health for all at net-zero emissions

Climate change is the defining health challenge of the 21st century, with record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather events already exacting an unprecedented toll on human health and wellbeing. ...

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · Apr 28

"It would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels." www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-...

New study compares growing corn for energy to solar production. It’s no contest.

In fact, it would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels.

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · Apr 30

This is a beautiful story about compassion and agency: open.substack.com/pub/mliebrei... A broader point worth acting on is that reducing air pollution by going with solar (& wind, etc) is one of the most important actions we can take to protect children's health. @lisapatel.bsky.social

Saving babies lives with solar power

In 2017 I heard that babies were dying at a neonatal unit in Sierra Leone because of repeated power cuts. Episode 204 of Cleaning Up tells the story of what happened next.

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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · Apr 27

If a healthy tree from my yard falls on my neighbor's house though no fault of mine, I'm not responsible. If I knew the tree was unhealthy before it fell, or if I cut it and it landed on my neighbor's home, I'm at fault. #MakePollutersPay

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