It will mean real advances for us, too. Dr Nino Kunzli of the Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine in Basle, said the greatest health benefits would come from policies covering technology, urban planning, traffic speed and safety, and the promotion of walking, cycling and public transport. The WHO says it is estimated that, globally, policies to tackle climate change could prevent about eight million deaths which would otherwise occur between 2000 and 2020. CO2 is the most significant human-produced gas thought to be accelerating climate change. Dr Carlos Dora works for WHO's European Centre for Environment and Health.
Studies show that walking to work halves our chances of heart disease.