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Bringing health out of the clinic and into the courts

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Scientists and health professionals acknowledge that climate change is also a health emergency, but responses have been slow. Now, citizens and experts are turning to the courts as a path towards accountability, action and adaptation.

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Funes, Y. Bringing health out of the clinic and into the courts. Nat. Clim. Chang. 14, 424–426 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-024-02006-1

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