Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change

Rule Changes

Published the 2026 annual report on health and climate change

The European Commission's proposed climate resilience law would require member states to plan for up to 3°C of warming and to run national climate risk assessments every five years, starting in 2029. Agence Europe's first read calls the proposal more descriptive than prescriptive, with the specifics of heat, drought and flood protection left largely to national capitals.

Updated Oct 29