Limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2.0°C-A unique and necessary role for health professionals

Edward W Maibach¹, Mona Sarfaty^{1

2}, Mark Mitchell^{1

2}, Rob Gould^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America.
² Medical Society Consortium for Climate and Health, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America.

Editorial

Edward W Maibach et al. PLoS Med. 2019.

. 2019 May 14;16(5):e1002804.

doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002804. eCollection 2019 May.

Edward W Maibach¹, Mona Sarfaty^{1

2}, Mark Mitchell^{1

2}, Rob Gould^{1

2}

¹ Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America.
² Medical Society Consortium for Climate and Health, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America.

Abstract

In an Editorial, Edward Maibach and colleagues discuss the important role of health professionals in future responses to threats of climate change.

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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