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Climate change and inequality.

Ella Sandrine Parsons¹, Ashley Jowell², Erika Veidis³

¹Sean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. espars@stanford.edu.

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Climate change disproportionately impacts children and future generations, worsening health disparities due to existing inequalities. Global, systemic action is crucial to protect vulnerable youth and empower their climate activism.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Health
Public Health
Sociology

Background:

Climate change exacerbates existing health disparities.
Vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate change impacts are unequally distributed.
Children and future generations face disproportionate adverse climate events.

Purpose of the Study:

To review how climate change intersects with inequality, particularly affecting children and future generations.
To identify targeted public health interventions by analyzing climate change effects through distinct pathways.
To highlight literature gaps and areas for future research on climate change and health equity.

Main Methods:

A theoretical framework was used to guide the review, rather than a systematic review.
Climate change effects were categorized into three pathways: climate/weather, ecosystems, and society.
Literature was analyzed to understand the manifestation of inequality within these pathways.

Main Results:

Climate change amplifies existing inequalities, leading to greater health consequences for vulnerable populations.
Children in lower-income, communities of color, and Indigenous communities are at higher risk.
Disruptions in climate/weather, ecosystems, and societal structures all contribute to health disparities.

Conclusions:

Systemic, global action is necessary to mitigate the inequity crisis accompanying the climate crisis.
Protecting children and future generations must be a priority in climate policy.
Empowering youth-led environmental activism is vital for effective climate engagement and policy.