We are pleased to announce the accompanying policy brief for Norway to the 2022 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: “Health at the mercy of fossil fuels.” The policy brief is the result of a collaboration between the Centre for Global Health, UiO: Energy, and UiO: Nordic, at the University of Oslo, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Norwegian Meteorological Institute (MET), Norwegian Centre for Climate Services (NCCS), Norwegian Center for International Climate Research (CICERO), and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). This policy brief was written by Christina Brux (UiO) and Ernst Kristian Rødland (NIPH) and will be presented at an upcoming virtual launch in Norway. Find the 2022 Report and Policy Brief below.
Join us, from 12:00-13:30 CET on 3 November 2022, for the national launch of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change, during which international and national experts will discuss the relationship between health and climate change, as well as key global and national findings and priorities.
Policy Brief for Norway
Collaborators prepared and submitted a Policy Brief for Norway in accordance with the 2022 Report of the Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change. Based on discussions with the Lancet, members have focused on three specific indicators most relevant to Norway and suggested recommendations must be lifted and addressed on the political and societal agenda.
Policy Brief for Norway - English
Policy Brief for Norway - Norwegian
The 2022 Report
People around the world are increasingly feeling the impact of climate change on their health and wellbeing and these compounding crises are amplifying those harms. Yet governments and companies in both high- and low-income countries continue to prioritize fossil fuel interests.
This year’s report launches as countries and health systems grapple with the health, social and economic implications of climate change, which now compound the impacts of the the global energy crisis, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2022 Report tracks the relationship between health and climate change across five key domains and 43 indicators, revealing that the world is at a critical juncture. - Lancet Countdown
About the Lancet Countdown
Climate change is threatening the health of people around the world, and it is no longer a problem of the future. Our food stocks are compromised, our lands are burning, our air is polluted, and the hospitals and clinics we depend on are under increasing pressure. Yet, responding to climate change offers a chance of a brighter future for global health - cleaner skies, healthier foods, and more livable cities.
The Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change is an international research collaboration providing a global overview of the relationship between public health and climate change. The Lancet Countdown tracks the world’s response to climate change, and the health status that emerges from this transition. They are a collaboration of over 120 leading experts from academic institutions and United Nations (UN) agencies across the globe, bringing together climate scientists, engineers, energy specialists, economists, political scientists, public health professionals and physicians.
Each year the findings are published in The Lancet medical journal ahead of the UN climate change negotiations. The data makes it very clear how climate change is affecting our health, the consequences of inadequate or delayed action and the health benefits of a robust response. More information, including previous reports can be found here: