The Impact of Global Climate Change in Health Care

Author, M. Snyder, BSMIS; Co-author, Arshad-Snyder, Siti, Ed.D., CPHIMS | ☀ Abstract  – The irrefutable evidence surrounding human-derived global climate change has been accumulating over many decades. In August of 2021, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its 3,949 page report on climate change entitled; “Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis (AR6)-[**][∞].”…

COP29 and the Continuing Struggle to Finance Climate Action

Author: M. Roby, Staff Writer | ☀  COP29 – Financing Climate ActionIn November 2024, world leaders, diplomats, scientists, and environmental advocates gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference known as COP29. The summit took place against a troubling scientific backdrop: global temperatures were reaching record levels, climate-related disasters were imposing mounting…

Can Solar Energy Replace Fossil Fuels?

Author, O. Watts, Staff Writer | ☀ Abstract – The world is facing an unprecedented energy transition as it grapples with the twin challenges of climate change and energy security. Fossil fuels, the dominant source of energy for over a century, are not only finite but also a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. In…