Why Every Ton of Greenhouse Gas Pollution Matters for Children’s Health 

Climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, is the most profound health threat facing children today—and their greatest opportunity for health improvement if we act. As both a practicing pediatrician and the Executive Director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health, I witness firsthand how the climate crisis affects children’s bodies, minds, and futures. This is not an abstract threat or one that lies far in the future; it is harming children right now.