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    • Environmental science
    • Public health
    • Bioethics

    Background:

    • Climate change drives extreme weather, causing significant health issues and economic instability.
    • Global population growth and Western lifestyle aspirations increase emissions, worsening climate change.
    • Current ethical frameworks, including public health and bioethics, inadequately address climate change impacts.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the intersection of climate change, public health, and ethical considerations.
    • To advocate for the integration of climate change into public health and bioethical discourse.
    • To explore how evolving values influence environmental stewardship and policy.

    Main Methods:

    • Literature review of climate change impacts on health.
    • Analysis of ethical frameworks in public health and bioethics.
    • Exploration of the relationship between socioeconomic growth, emissions, and environmental values.

    Main Results:

    • Extreme weather events linked to climate change pose direct and indirect threats to human health.
    • Existing ethical guidelines often overlook climate change, despite its profound health implications.
    • Socioeconomic aspirations contribute to emissions, undermining environmental resource protection.

    Conclusions:

    • Public health ethics and bioethics need to actively engage with climate change issues.
    • Greater transparency regarding emission-permitting tradeoffs is crucial.
    • Understanding evolving values is key to promoting environmental stewardship for a sustainable future and a good life.