Research and analysis

Climate change: health effects in the UK

This is the fourth Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK report, which provides evidence, analysis and recommendations based on climate change projections for the UK.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 1 September 2012
• Last updated: 15 January 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK: state of the evidence 2023

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Chapter 1: State of the UK past and future climate

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Chapter 2: Temperature effects on mortality in a changing climate

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Chapter 3: Climate change, flooding and public health

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Chapter 4: Impacts of climate change and policy on air pollution and human health

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Chapter 5: Impact of climate change policies on indoor environmental quality and health in UK housing

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Chapter 6: Outdoor airborne allergic pollen and fungal spores

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Chapter 7: Effect of climate change infectious diseases in the UK

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Chapter 8: Direct and indirect effects of climate change on vectors and vector-borne diseases in the UK

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Chapter 9: Climate change and food supply

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Chapter 10: Wildfires and health

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Chapter 11: Direct and indirect effects of drought on human health in the UK

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Chapter 12: Impact of climate change on human exposure to chemicals in the UK

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Chapter 13: Solar radiation and public health

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Chapter 14: Net zero: health impacts of policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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Chapter 15: Indicators for climate change and public health tracking

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Details

In 2018, the latest long-range climate projections for the UK were published to inform the UK’s third Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA3), required by the Climate Change Act (2008), covering all sectors across society.

The fourth report in the ‘Health Effects of Climate Change in the UK’ series is published by the UK Health Security Agency.

This report supersedes the 2012 report published by the Health Protection Agency.

Published 1 September 2012
Last updated 15 January 2024 + show all updates

1. 15 January 2024

   Updates to author lists in the overview, Chapter 2 and Chapter 9.

2. 11 December 2023

   Added 2023 report.

3. 1 September 2012

   First published.