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Giulia Gasparri, a CEPA Consultant with significant global health and climate change sector expertise, has today delivered a session at the fifth edition of the Global Community Health Annual Workshop organized by the UNESCO Chair Global Health & Education.

Giulia’s presentation considered “The Hidden Health Crisis: How Fossil Fuels Threaten Human Health and What We Can Do About It“ by:

• Disseminating evidence on the health impacts of fossil fuels.
• Exploring the co-benefits of phasing-out fossil fuels for human health.
• Highlighting civil society, especially youth participatory actions, around the world holding the fossil fuel industry and governments accountable.

Giulia explained why fossil fuels are one of the greatest threats to human health, fuelling both the climate crisis and widespread air pollution. Climate-related disasters—including floods, hurricanes, and rising temperatures—endanger millions of lives, while air pollution from fossil fuel combustion is responsible for 7 million premature deaths globally each year. To meet the Paris Agreement 1.5°C target and protect human health, a complete phase-out of fossil fuels is essential. However, as of March 2024, the 114 largest oil and gas companies were collectively projected to exceed their share of emissions consistent with the Paris Agreement’s limit by 189% by 2040. To address this, Giulia gave examples of how civil society and youth activists are mobilising worldwide to hold the fossil fuel industry and governments accountable.

Please contact Giulia to find out more about her presentation and CEPA’s global health expertise, or email marketing@cepa.co.uk to find out more about CEPA and the advisory services that the firm can provide.