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World held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warns – and climate health impacts are ‘mother of all injustices’

Christiana Figueres, former UN climate chief, will co-chair a Lancet Commission examining the health impacts of sea-level rise, which she describes as a health crisis and 'mother of all injustices'. The commission will explore legal frameworks to hold polluters accountable and address the displacement, water contamination, and food insecurity caused by rising seas.