UK Governmental Agency Claims Climate Change Threatens Health in Report

A researcher has called the claim an ‘outright lie,’ based on ‘green ideology,’ while the report claims climate change links to the risk of infectious diseases.

Vehicles are driven through a flooded road in Yapton, West Sussex on Nov. 2, 2023. Joe Sene/PA Wire

In a new report released yesterday, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) claimed that “the climate crisis is a health crisis,” suggesting that health goals should be intrinsically linked to decarbonization strategies.

The UKHSA replaced Public Health England in April 2021, assuming responsibility for England-wide public health protection and infectious disease capabilities. It functions as an executive agency under the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).