Climate action could prevent over 13 million premature deaths, but equity choices matter for global health
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A clean energy future hinges on minerals such as copper, cobalt, lithium and rare earth elements. But the race to secure them puts pressure on the places where they are mined, often affecting communities contributing the least to climate change. To secure CRM sources, the United States and European Union are moving supply chains to aligned regions. But simply shuffling where minerals are mined does not automatically make extraction more ethical or sustainable. In a commentary published in Nature Energy, researchers propose a new framework of “just-shoring” to shift focus from competition and security to the rights and interests of those whose lands are most at risk.
People with limited English are significantly more likely to understand the true aim of cancer treatment when given a bilingual consent form, with understanding rising from 35% to 60%, a new study finds.
Australia: Dementia, global trends, community attitudes, conscientious objections by doctors and health facilities, Indigenous perspectives, and organ donation are among agenda topics for the International Conference on Assisted Dying and Other End of Life Care (ICEL5) at QUT next month.