The 2026 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: narrowing window for decisive health action

The Lancet Public Health 2026 Open access

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Authors: Hedi Katre Kriit, José Chen-Xu, Jan C. Semenza, Hannah Heiliger, Anil Markandya, Niheer Dasandi, Slava Jankin, Kim Robin van Daalen, Hicham Achebak, Anna Alari, Tilly Alcayna, Emily Ball
+53 more Joan Ballester, Hannah Béchara, Max Callaghan, Monique van Cauwenberghe, Gina E C Charnley, Orin Courtenay, Marta Cirach, Paulina Garcia-Corral, Troy J. Cross, Shouro Dasgupta, Z. Dickson, Matthew J. Eckelman, Cornelius Erfort, Peter Fransson, Zia Farooq, Olga Gasparyan, Ian Hamilton, Marlies Hesselman, Risto Hanninen, Shih-Che Hsu, Tomáš Janoš, Harshavardhan Jatkar, Ollie Jay, Harry Kennard, Kajal Khanna, Gregor Kiesewetter, Rachel Lowe, Daniela Lührsen, Carla Maia, Jaime Martínez-Urtaza, Jan C. Minx, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Julia Palamarchuk, Adrià San José Plana, Tim Repke, Jorge A. Roa-Contreras, Elizabeth J Z Robinson, Daniel Scamman, Natalia Shartova, Jodi D. Sherman, Elena Sirotkina, Pratik Singh, Mikhail Sofiev, Marco Springmann, Lara Stucki, Federico Tartarini, Joaquin Triñanes, Maria Walawender, Marina Romanello, Josep M Antó, Maria Nilsson, Cathryn Tonne, Joacim Rocklöv
DOI: 10.1016/s2468-2667(26)00025-3
Cited by: 11
References: 84

Abstract

This third iteration of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change in Europe report systematically tracks the health effects of climate change adaptation and mitigation action, economics and finance, and the engagement of various societal actors with the climate change and health nexus, drawing on data up to 2025. The report features seven new indicators, methodological updates, extended time series for existing indicators, and highlights inequalities in health risks and impacts where possible.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Climate Change and Health Impacts Health Environment Cognitive Aging COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Publication details

Journal / source
The Lancet Public Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Volume
11
Issue
6
Pages
e386–e407
Publication date
21 April 2026
Language
EN