The intertwined crises we face today—climate and inequality—have grave consequences for human health and collective wellbeing. Soaring temperatures exacerbate heat vulnerability in historically redlined neighborhoods; over one-third of heat-related deaths globally can be attributed to climate change, disproportionately impacting the already-vulnerable; and air pollution from fossil fuels kills 8.7 million people each year—a growing “public health emergency” that particularly endangers communities of color. These are just a few of the ways that the climate crisis intensifies inequality and allocates harm. In Talking Climate: Health, an interdisciplinary panel of experts will examine the health impacts of climate and inequality. The panelists will think together about how to achieve climate justice while advancing public health. 

This panel, moderated by Climate Museum Director Miranda Massie, features: Kizzy Charles-Guzman, Deputy Director at the New York City Mayor's Office of Climate and Sustainability; Dr. Vijay Limaye, Climate and Health Scientist at NRDC's Science Center; and Peggy Shepard, Co-founder and Executive Director of WE ACT for Environmental Justice.