Climate change: defeating misinformation with trusted knowledge
Finland’s first planetary health physician is prescribing “walking home barefoot through nature” (doi:10.1136/bmj.q2093).1 Meanwhile, only 27% of Republicans who are registered to vote in the forthcoming US election say that they prefer a candidate who supports climate action (doi:10.1136/bmj.q2183).2 The equivalent figure among Democrats is 90%. Much depends on the outcome of that election, especially as the Republican Party is not only intent on burning more fossil fuels but is expected to “dismantle efforts to protect climate and health.” This should be enough for people to decide how to vote, although the Democrats are also misguided in their plans to increase oil and gas development. What can be done when the …
