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Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryPeer-reviewed

Integrate health into decision-making to foster climate action

Toon Vandyck, Sebastian Rauner, Jon Sampedro, Elisa Lanzi, Lara Aleluia Reis, Marco Springmann, Rita Van Dingenen

Environmental Research Letters · 2021

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Summary

This policy commentary proposes that the COVID-19 pandemic, by demonstrating societal commitment to health protection, creates a window of opportunity to embed human health considerations more centrally in climate and food system policy-making. The authors argue that doing so would strengthen momentum for sustainable transformation of both energy and agricultural sectors.

UK applicability

The analysis is internationally relevant and could inform UK climate and food policy integration, particularly as the UK develops net-zero strategies and food security policy. The framing around health-centred governance may be applicable to emerging UK food strategy and Net Zero trajectories.

Key measures

Not specified in abstract; likely qualitative policy analysis and framing arguments

Outcomes reported

The paper argues that prioritising human health in policy-making can accelerate sustainable transformation of energy and food systems. The study appears to leverage COVID-19 as a case showing public and political receptivity to health-centred decision-making.

Theme
Policy, governance & rights
Subject
Food & agricultural policy
Study type
Commentary
Study design
Policy commentary
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
Global
System type
Food supply chain
DOI
10.1088/1748-9326/abef8d
Catalogue ID
BFmor3ggd1-ozr55s

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