The 2026 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: 
narrowing window for decisive health action

Kriit, Hedi K.; Chen-Xu, José; Semenza, Jan C.; Heiliger, Hannah; Markandya, Anil; Dasandi, Niheer; Jankin, Slava; van Daalen, Kim R.; Achebak, Hicham; Alari, Anna; Alcayna, Tilly; Ball, Emily; Ballester, Joan; Bechara, Hannah; Callaghan, Max; van Cauwenberghe, Monique; Charnley, Gina E. C.; Courtenay, Orin; Cirach, Marta; Garcia-Corral, Paulina; Cross, Troy J.; Dasgupta, Shouro; Dickson, Zachary P.; Eckelman, Matthew J.; Erfort, Cornelius; Fransson, Peter; Farooq, Zia; Gasparyan, Olga; Hamilton, Ian; Hesselman, Marlies; Hänninen, Risto; Hsu, Shih-Che; Janoš, Tomáš; Jatkar, Harshavardhan; Jay, Ollie; Kennard, Harry; Khanna, Kajal; Kiesewetter, Gregor; Lowe, Rachel; Lührsen, Daniela; Maia, Carla; Martinez-Urtaza, Jaime; Minx, Jan C.; Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark; Palamarchuk, Julia; San José Plana, Adria; Repke, Tim; Roa-Contreras, Jorge A.; Robinson, Elizabeth J. Z.; Scamman, Daniel; Shartova, Natalia; Sherman, Jodi D.; Sirotkina, Elena; Singh, Pratik; Sofiev, Mikhail; Springmann, Marco; Stucki, Lara; Tartarini, Federico; Triñanes, Joaquin; Walawender, Maria; Romanello, Marina; Antó, Josep M.; Nilsson, Maria; Tonne, Cathryn; Rocklöv, Joacim

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The 2026 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: narrowing window for decisive health action

Kriit, H. K., Chen-Xu, J., Semenza, J. C., Heiliger, H., Markandya, A., Dasandi, N., Jankin, S., van Daalen, K. R., Achebak, H., Alari, A., Alcayna, T., Ball, E., Ballester, J., Bechara, H., Callaghan, M., van Cauwenberghe, M., Charnley, G. E. C., Courtenay, O., Cirach, M., Garcia-Corral, P., Cross, T. J., Dasgupta, S., Dickson, Z. P., Eckelman, M. J., Erfort, C., Fransson, P., Farooq, Z., Gasparyan, O., Hamilton, I., Hesselman, M., Hänninen, R., Hsu, S.-C., Janoš, T., Jatkar, H., Jay, O., Kennard, H., Khanna, K., Kiesewetter, G., Lowe, R., Lührsen, D., Maia, C., Martinez-Urtaza, J., Minx, J. C., Nieuwenhuijsen, M., Palamarchuk, J., San José Plana, A., Repke, T., Roa-Contreras, J. A., Robinson, E. J. Z., Scamman, D., Shartova, N., Sherman, J. D., Sirotkina, E., Singh, P., Sofiev, M., Springmann, M., Stucki, L., Tartarini, F., Triñanes, J., Walawender, M., Romanello, M., Antó, J. M., Nilsson, M., Tonne, C., Rocklöv, J. (2026 online): The 2026 Europe report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: narrowing window for decisive health action. - The Lancet Public Health.
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Chen-Xu, José¹, Author
Semenza, Jan C.¹, Author
Heiliger, Hannah², Author
Markandya, Anil¹, Author
Dasandi, Niheer¹, Author
Jankin, Slava¹, Author
van Daalen, Kim R.¹, Author
Achebak, Hicham¹, Author
Alari, Anna¹, Author
Alcayna, Tilly¹, Author
Ball, Emily¹, Author
Ballester, Joan¹, Author
Bechara, Hannah¹, Author
Callaghan, Max², Author
van Cauwenberghe, Monique¹, Author
Charnley, Gina E. C.¹, Author
Courtenay, Orin¹, Author
Cirach, Marta¹, Author
Garcia-Corral, Paulina¹, Author
Cross, Troy J.¹, AuthorDasgupta, Shouro¹, AuthorDickson, Zachary P.¹, AuthorEckelman, Matthew J.¹, AuthorErfort, Cornelius¹, AuthorFransson, Peter¹, AuthorFarooq, Zia¹, AuthorGasparyan, Olga¹, AuthorHamilton, Ian¹, AuthorHesselman, Marlies¹, AuthorHänninen, Risto¹, AuthorHsu, Shih-Che¹, AuthorJanoš, Tomáš¹, AuthorJatkar, Harshavardhan¹, AuthorJay, Ollie¹, AuthorKennard, Harry¹, AuthorKhanna, Kajal¹, AuthorKiesewetter, Gregor¹, AuthorLowe, Rachel¹, AuthorLührsen, Daniela¹, AuthorMaia, Carla¹, AuthorMartinez-Urtaza, Jaime¹, AuthorMinx, Jan C.², Author Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark¹, AuthorPalamarchuk, Julia¹, AuthorSan José Plana, Adria¹, AuthorRepke, Tim², Author Roa-Contreras, Jorge A.¹, AuthorRobinson, Elizabeth J. Z.¹, AuthorScamman, Daniel¹, AuthorShartova, Natalia¹, AuthorSherman, Jodi D.¹, AuthorSirotkina, Elena¹, AuthorSingh, Pratik¹, AuthorSofiev, Mikhail¹, AuthorSpringmann, Marco¹, AuthorStucki, Lara¹, AuthorTartarini, Federico¹, AuthorTriñanes, Joaquin¹, AuthorWalawender, Maria¹, AuthorRomanello, Marina¹, AuthorAntó, Josep M.¹, AuthorNilsson, Maria¹, AuthorTonne, Cathryn¹, AuthorRocklöv, Joacim¹, Author more..

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Abstract: This third iteration of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change in Europe report systematically tracks the health effects of climate change adaptation and mitigation action, economics and finance, and the engagement of various societal actors with the climate change and health nexus, drawing on data up to 2025. The report features seven new indicators, methodological updates, extended time series for existing indicators, and highlights inequalities in health risks and impacts where possible.

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Language(s): eng - English

Dates: Published Online: 2026-04-21

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Identifiers: DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(26)00025-3
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Organisational keyword: RD5 - Climate Economics and Policy - MCC Berlin
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Regional keyword: Europe
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