The Lancet Hearts Greta Thunberg

The ideological activism of the medical and science journals has not slackened. An editorial in The Lancet (once again) extols redefining climate change as a health issue to allow technocrats to exert greater control over policy — and along the way even extols Greta Thunberg as an exemplar of the cause. From "Climate Change and Health: 10 Years On, What's Next?"

Health has become a key aspect of climate policy. COP28 had the first official Health Day, elevating health in climate negotiations, and climate laws referencing health rose sharply after 2016. The Countdown has helped to drive that change, growing into a network of regional centres across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and Small Island Developing States that produces locally relevant indicators and evidence that have shaped policy and held governments to account.

Despite their efforts, the editorial grouses, things are only getting worse. Blame the usual suspects!