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Health encompasses physical, mental, and social well-being. Ensuring universal access to quality healthcare is essential to sustainable development, as it improves life expectancy, reduces child and maternal mortality, and combats infectious and non-communicable diseases. While significant progress has been made, persistent challenges remain, requiring healthcare funding, improved sanitation, and greater access to medical services to enhance global health outcomes.
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Super-duper El Nino and the bigger problem
This report analyses the 2026 super El Nino, identifying it as the strongest in the modern record. It discusses accelerating human-made global warming, the doubling of Earth’s energy imbalance, and severe health implications. Findings highlight that rising temperatures significantly increase mortality risks for vulnerable populations across Europe and Asia.
Closing the gender health gap: The investment case and capturing Australia's window of opportunity
This report identifies the gender health gap as a systemic market failure and significant investment opportunity. Closing this gap could boost the global economy by US$1 trillion annually by 2040. In Australia, the opportunity is valued at US$24.8 billion per year, offering a time-limited ten-year window for investors.
Disaster resilience scorecard for cities: Addendum for extreme heat risk management
An addendum to the Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities, this tool helps local governments assess and strengthen extreme heat risk management. It uses 18 indicators to evaluate governance, infrastructure, and financial planning to build long-term urban resilience against rising temperatures.
Tiny plastics big problem: The hidden risks of plastic pouches for baby food
Greenpeace research identifies significant microplastic contamination in Danone and Nestlé baby food pouches. The report highlights the rapid market shift towards flexible plastic packaging, outstripping regulatory protections. It recommends a 75% reduction in plastic production by 2040 and urges manufacturers to prioritise non-toxic, reusable alternatives to protect infant health.
Clean cooking in Africa 2026: Progress report
This report evaluates progress toward universal clean cooking access in sub-Saharan Africa. While delivery rates have tripled since 2010, population growth continues to outpace gains. The analysis covers investment trends, infrastructure development, and the impact of the 2026 energy crisis on regional fuel supply chains.
The price of gas: The hidden costs of European banks’ support for gas power expansion
This report examines how 24 European banks provided US$41.9 billion to gas power developers between 2021 and 2024. It highlights significant health impacts, including nearly 3,000 premature deaths in Europe, and warns that expanding gas infrastructure undermines global climate targets and exposes economies to price volatility.
Urban heat risk management: Resource package
This resource package provides practical guidance for local and national governments on managing urban heat risks through governance, planning, nature-based solutions and emergency preparedness. Drawing on global evidence and city case studies, it outlines strategies to strengthen urban resilience to increasing extreme heat.
Trump climate endangerment stories
This interactive mapping tool from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) combines climate data and community stories to show how climate change is affecting temperatures, water resources, disaster losses, insurance costs and public health across the United States. It also illustrates the projected impacts of changes to federal climate pollution regulations.
Climate Shift Index: Humid Heat
Climate Shift Index: Humid Heat tracks and calculates the influence of human-caused climate change on daily humid heat conditions across the globe.
The impact of extreme temperatures on respiratory mortality in Brazil: Evaluating regional adaptations to different thermal environments
This report analyses the impact of extreme temperatures on respiratory mortality across 646 Brazilian municipalities from 2010 to 2020. Findings reveal a J-shaped exposure-response curve, with heat-related deaths dominating in tropical northern regions, whilst cold-related mortality predominates in the subtropical south, underscoring the need for region-specific climate adaptation policies.
CARE for women: Investing in care delivery to improve women’s lives and livelihoods
This report examines the 34% of the global women's health gap caused by care delivery failures. Focusing on cardiovascular risk and perinatal depression, it outlines the CARE framework to standardise screening and referral pathways, demonstrating that preventative care investments yield a three- to six-fold return.
Extreme heat risk governance: Framework and toolkit
This report presents a comprehensive framework and toolkit to help governments and stakeholders manage extreme heat risk. It provides actionable guidance, a maturity assessment tool, and strategies to operationalise governance and develop effective heat action plans across multiple sectors and timescales.
Food systems and antimicrobial resistance: Impacts on food safety, animal production and trade
This report examines the impact of antimicrobial resistance in food systems on public health, animal production, and international trade. It highlights the role of food-borne pathogens and commensal bacteria in transmitting resistance, evaluates risk analysis models, and recommends enhanced surveillance, antimicrobial stewardship, and standardisation of global trade regulations.
Who is behind the nicotine industry in Europe? Leading players and their financiers
This research maps the key players in Europe's nicotine product industry and their financial backers. It examines ten companies, their supply chains, and specific nicotine-related financing. Findings reveal that major tobacco multinationals receive the vast majority of financing, predominantly from North American and European institutions.
Mapping heat inequality across neighbourhoods in Delhi: Integrating geospatial and citizen data for climate resilience
Delhi heat vulnerability is shaped by neighbourhood density, limited green cover and unequal access to cooling. Using geospatial and household survey data, the report finds higher heat exposure increases illness, sleep disruption and productivity loss, while targeted greening, micro-level heat planning and energy-efficient cooling could improve urban climate resilience.
PFAS: From non-stick to stuck in court – Dashboard
The PFAS: From Non-stick to Stuck in Court Dashboard is an online tool developed by Planet Tracker to help investors assess PFAS litigation risk. It maps facility-level exposure across publicly listed companies, supporting ESG analysis, risk assessment and investment decisions related to environmental liabilities.
