As we approach the end of 2025, we recap some of the key highlights of this year. From fruitful engagement activities to strategising the activities within the collaborative and beyond, we were able to work towards strenghtened #climate #health action. May 2026 follow up on this year's successes!

🌍 Sustainable diets, climate & health Our 2024 report shows how current food demand and diets across Europe drive emissions, poorer health, and economic costs, amounting to €9.2 trillion in 2020. Shifting towards healthier, sustainable diets is essential for climate action, health and the economy 🌱

🚀 Looking ahead so policy can keep up. LCDE 2027 is underway — we just started working on a projections-focused report with 2 new indicators tracking #climatechange and #health in #Europe! 🇪🇺 Stay tuned for more. #LancetCountdown #collaboration #policy #sciencetopolicy

Climate extremes are already costing Europe €822bn 📊 EEA data shows economic losses from weather & climate extremes from 1980-2024, with last 4 years accounting for 25%. Smart #adaptation initiatives can reduce impacts & deliver #health co-benefits. How is your country adapting to extreme weather?

Clean energy is not only about emissions: it’s about protecting health As highlighted by EEA, access to affordable #cleanenergy shapes how citizens cope with #climatechange, and how it affects #health. These issues will be central to the #LancetCountdown #Europe #Cities Report out this October.

This Autumn, the Lancet Countdown Europe team spent a few days in @uniheidelberg.bsky.social for an in-person Meeting. We worked on strategic planning: needs and strengthening points, future collaborations, and how to boost the impact of our #climate & #health indicators. More updates soon!

Our Lancet Countdown Europe Deep-dive on Scientific Engagement is now online! 🎥✨ We unpack new our scientific engagement indicator on #climate & #health, explore #machinelearning methods, and explore how science can drive policies across Europe. Catch the replay 👉 lancetcountdown.org/past-events-...

🎯 WG5 Public & Political Engagement: methods Led by Prof. Niheer Dasandi & Prof. Slava Jankin, WG5 explores engagement with #climate & #health 🎥 We harness the power of #datascience and #AI for developing our engagement indicators ⬇️ #LancetCountdown #PublicEngagement #PoliticalEngagement #Europe

Lancet Countdown in Europe wishes healthy and happy holidays! Looking forward to a very fruitful 2026 with great achievements for health and climate change.

🎯 Working Group 5: Public & Political Engagement Led by Prof. Niheer Dasandi & Prof. Slava Jankin, WG5 explores how people, policymakers, and institutions engage with #climate & #health 🎥 Check the summary by @ndasandi.bsky.social ⬇️ #LancetCountdown #PublicEngagement #PoliticalEngagement #Europe

Great to be at #EPH2025 in Helsinki! Our Fellow @josecx.bsky.social presented our 2024 Report on strengthening #climate & #health evidence for policymakers. 🌳He also connected with partners and colleagues in the field. Looking forward to continuing collaborations ahead of #EPH2026 in Bilbao!

New Lancet Countdown #climate & #health data sheets for COP30 are out! 🇪🇺 Based on our latest global report and co-developed with experts in France, Belgium, Portugal, Germany, Spain + more Use and share to support stronger climate action: lancetcountdown.org/country-reso... #COP30 #LancetCountdown

🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨 ⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy. ❤️‍🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck. Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION OUT 🚨 ⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals #climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy. ❤️‍🩹 Protecting #health of communities demands intersectoral engagement. Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetCountdown

🚀 Deep Dive on Scientific Engagement in Climate & Health Join the global launch of the Global #LancetCountdown 2025 Report + a deep dive on the Scientific Engagement indicator 🌍 Hear about how research is driving #climate & #health action. 📅 3rd November 14:00GMT | 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Our co-Director @joacimrocklov.bsky.social provided a few insights on the Global @lancetcountdown.bsky.social 2025 report. Take a look below 👇

🌍 Recap: The Lancet Countdown 2025 Global Report is out We hosted a webinar on Scientific Engagement Indicator with @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, joined the UK launch panel with WG5 Co-Lead @ndasandi.bsky.social, and spoke with @euronews.com on the #health impacts of the #climate crisis in Europe.

🌍 Join the Upcoming Launch of the Global 2025 Report: Deep Dive on Scientific Engagement with #ClimateChange and #Health We will unveil the @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report findings, while exploring how #research drives action. 📅 3rd Nov 14:00GMT 🔗 Register now: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

⏰ Final call! Deadline’s tomorrow (16 Oct) to submit new indicators on #climate & #health for the Lancet Countdown Europe 2027 Report 🌍 Focus: projections and attributions. Don’t miss your chance to contribute! 🚀 Info & contacts 👉 [email protected] #ClimateHealth #LancetCountdown #Europe

What inspiring days #EHFG2025 🌍 Last week we joined the @gasteinforum.bsky.social. Our WG2 Lead Jan Semenza shared insights on #Climate & #inequality, while @josecx.bsky.social joined the session on #networks to advance 🇪🇺 Health Union. Thank you for bringing stakeholders together on #Health #Policy.

⏰ Reminder! There’s still time to shape the Lancet Countdown in Europe 2027 Indicator Report 🌍 We’re calling for #climate #health indicator proposals on projections and attributions 📅 Deadline 16 Oct ✅ Check criteria 🤝 Connect with WG Lead 📝 Prepare your submission Join us to improve the report! 🚀

🚨 The US government has stopped the funding PubMed, one of the most comprehensive databased of biomedical literature. Try using Europe PMC (europepmc.org) — the European alternative to PubMed with 46M+ articles.

#EHFG2025: “We need a more sophisticated understanding of what vulnerability is. It’s a superficial approach and de facto exclude the most marginalised. In the health work from @ec.europa.eu, the groups I work with are consistently overlooked” @freekspinnewijn.bsky.social @gasteinforum.bsky.social

#EHFG2025: “Health literacy is a human rights concern. We talk about vulnerable populations, but it is in fact a great portion of the population. And if the system is not designed to listen to you or accommodate your needs, then we fail“ @kristinesorensen.bsky.social at @gasteinforum.bsky.social

#EHFG2025: “We produced a report on the role of healthcare to reduce inequalities - a tool to design more equitable healthcare policies and interventions. We strive for a system that doesn’t wait for them to come and ask for help” Cristina Modoran from @ec.europa.eu @gasteinforum.bsky.social

@thomasmaribo.bsky.social at #EHFG2025: “We need socially differentiated interventions”. The social vulnerability index helps identify individuals and communities with higher risk of #social inequalities, leading to poorer #health outcomes. #education #finance #support @gasteinforum.bsky.social

#EHFG2025: “1/3 of the population reported having poor health, and the less educated have double the risk to have these outcomes” reports @carocostongs.bsky.social from @eurohealthnet.bsky.social. What can the EU institutions do to address #socialinequalities in #health? @gasteinforum.bsky.social

⏰ Reminder: The call for new indicators for the Lancet Countdown Europe 2027 Report is open until 16 Oct! 🌍 Focus: projections & attribution 👉 Check our criteria: lancetcountdown.org/news/watch-b... 👉 Connect with WG Leads 👉 Submit your idea Let’s build the strongest evidence for #ClimateHealth 💡

Last week, the European Centre joined the annual @lancetcountdown.bsky.social meeting in London 🌍 A great chance to plan ahead, set priorities, and connect with colleagues. Excited to keep building the evidence on #ClimateChange & #Health for #policy impact! 💡 #strategy #planning #publichealth

Last week, our Research Fellow @josecx.bsky.social joined the 2025 New Mobility Congress in Katowice 🇵🇱, the largest European event on sustainable transport. He highlighted solutions with health co-benefits, like active transport 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️, to cut air pollution, lower emissions & boost physical activity. 🌍

Strengthening Primary Healthcare in the EU @gasteinforum.bsky.social highlighted: ➡️ ageing workforce as a barrier of #innovation implementation ➡️ the importance of embedding #equity in healthcare innovation ➡️ the importance of multistakeholder engagement in providing #health4all #EHF2025

📊 Climate action makes economic sense—it saves lives & improves livelihoods. 🌍💶 Led by Prof. Anil Markandya (#BC3), WG4 brings #economics to the #climatehealth story: from the cost of inaction to the economic gains of healthier diets. Check our report here: doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00055-0

🚀 We’re thrilled to welcome Dr. Hannah Klauber as Co-Lead of our Economics & Finance Working Group! Joining from @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, she brings her expertise to strengthen indicators, connect researchers, and shape climate-health action. 🌍 #Leadership #ClimateChange #HealthEconomics

📢 Join our Webinar on Economics of Climate & Health Learn how indicators are built, see which ones track #economics & #health, and know how to contribute! Help shape the evidence for healthier, climate-resilient economies.🌍💶 📅 9 Sept | 9:30 CEST 👉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

📢 Open Call for the 2027 report 🌍 Shape the next Indicator Report! We invite proposals on #climate & #health, focusing on #projections & #attribution. 💡 How? 1️⃣ Check criteria: lancetcountdown.org/news/watch-b... 2️⃣ Pitch your idea and submit the proposal by 16/10 Contact: [email protected]

🌍🌱 New for young readers (8–15): How climate change affects health, and how climate action helps! Our new Frontiers for Young Minds article turns @countdowneurope.bsky.social findings into clear, hopeful insights. 🔗 Read: kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.... 📊 Infographics: shorturl.at/wmt0X

Ticks are sensitive to #climate conditions, thriving in wooded and grassy areas. 📢 Our 2024 #LancetCountdown #Europe report revealed that 96% of Europe’s districts showed increased #climate suitability for #Ixodes ticks, primary vectors for Lyme disease and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). #OneHealth

🌱🧠 Today’s youth will live longest with #climatechange. They must understand its impact on #health. Our new article breaks it down for them. 💡 Climate education is empowering to act, advocate & lead Infographics: lancetcountdown.org/multimedia-resources Full text: doi.org/10.3389/frym.2025.1556941

🌟 Stakeholder Consultations In June we hosted #strategicplanning consultations, gathering 38 representatives from 28 organisations in Europe. They helped identify priorities, uncover challenges, and explore opportunities for growth and impact in #climate & #health Thank you for the contributions!

Out of 53 WHO EURO countries and territories, 7 (13.2%) have submitted Nationally Determined Contributions to this date, only +3 since March ✅ NDCs must integrate evidence on #health impacts of #climatechange. This contributes to reduce emissions, build resilience and address health #inequalities

Led by @ctonne.bsky.social, Working Group 3 focuses on #climate #mitigation & #health co-benefits: ⚡️Phase out fossil fuels from #energy systems 💨 Premature mortality linked to particulate matter 🚌 Sustainable transport and diet shifts 🏥 Health systems emissions #LancetCountdown #Europe #PublicHealth

Our Fellow @josecx.bsky.social attended the #UNFCCC #JuneClimateMeetings in Bonn, Germany. Some key points: 📌 Relevant #climatechange & #health topics i.e. agriculture, adaptation 📌 Support evidence-based climate-health policies 📌 Health included in an intersectoral approach to #climate Stay tuned!

Health @ #JuneClimateMeetings #Bonn #SB62 #UNFCCC #ClimateChange #LancetCountdown #Europe #health

🌡️ Extreme heat takes lives, and it’s getting worse. Vulnerable groups are at risk, ie elderly and outdoor workers. Reframing the narrative is key: 🧠 #climatechange is a #healthcrisis 🏙️ It's about #urbanplanning, #equity and #resilience Know more here: doi.org/10.1016/S246... #LancetCountdown #Europe

@joacimrocklov.bsky.social opened the @eurohealthnet.bsky.social Annual Seminar on Climate change & health, presenting the #health impacts of #climatechange from the 2024 Europe report. The event showcased climate action in 🇦🇹🇳🇱🇩🇪🇧🇪, underscoring the value of cross-sectoral collaboration.

🌍 Big news! @drrachellowe.bsky.social, our former Director, has been nominated for the @lavanguardia.com Science Prize 2025 for leading the 2024 #LancetCountdown #Europe report! 🗳️ Cast your vote and support science that drives change: www.lavanguardia.com/vanguardia-d... #Climate #Health #vote

Our Research Fellow Hedi Kriit was present at the annual European Climate and Health Observatory meeting last week in Luxembourg. We look forward to support #climate #health efforts in #Europe and help shape the European Climate Adaptation Plan. We’re excited to continue this collaborative effort.

📣 Call for Working Group 4 Co-Lead extended! We are looking for a researcher with expertise in #economics & #finance of #climate and #health to join our management team and contribute to developing our indicators. 🤝 3-year term ⏳ New deadline: 16/06 Find out more: lancetcountdown.org/wp-content/u...

What is Working Group 1? @joacimrocklov.bsky.social is WG1 Lead and provides a brief overview ⬇️ 💻 WG1 indicators model data on #climate risks & impacts on #health 🦟 Covers topics like food security & infectious disease risk 🔗 Country estimates available at climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/observatory

Meet our Co-Director @ctonne.bsky.social from @isglobal.org! Here are some goals she shares for the next years: 📘 Develop new indicators for our report 💻 Connect evidence with policy with #health at the centre of #climate discussions 🤝 Build a stakeholder community via #capacitybuilding Stay tuned.