Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH

Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH

@jonathanpatz.bsky.social

Vilas Distinguished Professor University of Wisconsin-Madison Researching Climate Change & Health since 1990s: health co-chair for 1st US National Climate Assessment; lead author for UN IPCC; Elected Member of the National Academy of Medicine

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Dr. Jonathan Foley
@globalecoguy.bsky.social

We’re excited to be in San Francisco this week! Our biggest event will be on Thursday, with a full day Climate Solutions Summit!

Project Drawdown@projectdrawdown.bsky.social

Climate solutions are about to take over #sfclimateweek! 🌍⚡️ Register today and check out the stellar lineup for Project Drawdown's Climate Solutions Summit: https://luma.com/cqm0p2xd

Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social

Here's my Op Ed related to EPA's efforts -not based on science- to repeal the Endangerment Finding on #climatechange www.yahoo.com/news/article... @maibached.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @globalecoguy.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @cchyale.bsky.social @climatechangepost.bsky.social

yahoo.comEPA needs to fulfill its mission to protect environment | OpinionThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made regulating greenhouse gas emissions much harder.
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social

EPA rescinded the climate change Endangerment Finding an hour ago. Here's our response: theconversation.com/trump-says-c... @docsforclimate.bsky.social @csfh-lab.bsky.social @globalecoguy.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @maibached.bsky.social

theconversation.comTrump says climate change doesn’t endanger public health – evidence shows it does, from extreme heat to mosquito-borne illnessesClimate change is making people sicker and more vulnerable to disease. Erasing the federal endangerment finding increases the risk.
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social

Important new analysis on air pollution and electric power generation for data centers, led by our postdoc, Nick Mailloux, from our @csfh-lab.bsky.social Climate Solutions for Health Lab. @globalecoguy.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @maibached.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

Nick Mailloux, PhD@nckmllx.bsky.social

My colleagues and I quantified the potential air quality and health effects of two natural gas power plants proposed for southeastern Wisconsin. Over their expected 30-year lifetimes, air quality damages could total $1.38 billion. Full analysis: www.climatesolutionsforhealth.org/air-quality

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Ed Maibach
@maibached.bsky.social

Fixing our farms and food systems, and improving what we eat, is a recipe for better human and planetary health. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org @isbnpa.bsky.social @mason4c.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social

apnews.comA recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists sayScientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems.
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social

subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026... @globalecoguy.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @maibached.bsky.social @jonlevybu.bsky.social

subscriber.politicopro.comPOLITICO Pro: Records show DOE climate advisors targeted key EPA findingThe internal dialogue showed the researchers took a political tack in their discussions, a course critics said could complicate the Trump administration’s quest to kill the 2009 endangerment finding.

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ClimateChangePost
@climatechangepost.bsky.social

Overview of wildfires in a changing climate. Forests have become a new hotspot. Previous in ClimateChangePost: Trends for wildfires and forest fires are different: less wildfires, more forest fires. www.climatechangepost.com/news/climate... www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

theguardian.comMapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfiresWildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social

Our @csfh-lab.bsky.social response to EPA's plan to remove human health from its cost/benefit analysis for #airpollution @globalecoguy.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @maibached.bsky.social @jonlevybu.bsky.social @yalee360.bsky.social @davidfrum.bsky.social captimes.com/opinion/gues...

captimes.comOpinion | Trump EPA ignores health harms of air pollutionUW–Madison research shows that eliminating air pollution emissions in the U.S. energy system could prevent more than 50,000 premature deaths each year.

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Ed Maibach
@maibached.bsky.social

My hat is off to Farah Waseem, a 26 year old physician in Pakistan, who "sees advocacy (for human & planetary health) as a moral and civic duty." Every health professional, me included, should stand with Dr. Waseem. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @keertigopal.bsky.social

insideclimatenews.orgIn Lahore’s Smog Season, This Gen Z Doctor Is Centering Climate Change - Inside Climate NewsDr. Farah Waseem has advocated for climate awareness since childhood. Now, it’s a matter of life and death for her patients in Pakistan.

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Katharine Hayhoe
@katharinehayhoe.com

Pulling climate data offline, canceling research grants, and de-funding scientific institutions doesn't just suppress climate information. It weakens the foundation we rely on to make good decisions of any kind. In my latest "Tea with Katharine" I share why investment in science is so important!

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Ed Maibach
@maibached.bsky.social

These statements ring even more true today than when written two years ago: We must act. Our actions can make a profound difference (in creating the healthy future we need). @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @bfrist.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social @who.int

Dr. Aaron Thierry@thierryaaron.bsky.social

"Ending the era of fossil fuels as soon as possible is imperative for human and planetary health... the health community can play a unique and essential role in building public and political will to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy" - Prof. @maibached.bsky.social

frontiersin.orgFrontiers | Accelerating the end of the fossil fuel era: a human and planetary health imperative and opportunityIn their excellent lead article "Immune responses to environmental hazards associated with climate change," Agache et al. (1) paint a vivid picture...

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Ed Maibach
@maibached.bsky.social

I am shocked, yes shocked, that Murdoch Media (i.e., Fox News, WSJ, NY Post) would deceive its audience about why electricity prices are rising. @rambotalabong.bsky.social @mmfa.bsky.social @mikiesherrill.bsky.social

insideclimatenews.orgMurdoch Media Wrongly Pinned NJ High Electricity Costs on Clean Energy, Says Watchdog - Inside Climate NewsThe op-eds and TV segments coincided with the gubernatorial campaign in the Garden State.

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The Global Climate And Health Alliance
@gchalliance.bsky.social

How is health relevant to the @UNFCCC negotiations? At #COP30, governments have the chance to show that climate action can save lives now & protect generations to come. NOW is the time to translate momentum on health ➡️ action. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeAi... With @jessbeagley.bsky.social

youtube.comJess Beagley's address to the 2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health held in BrasiliaYouTube video by Global Climate and Health Alliance
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social

Check out our article in today's THE CONVERSATION @maibached.bsky.social @globalecoguy.bsky.social

Climate Solutions for Health Lab@csfh-lab.bsky.social

Heat, air pollution, disease, and crop loss linked to climate change are worsening and costing millions of lives around the world each year. Yet current efforts are rolling back protections from vehicles and power plant emissions. theconversation.com/want-to-make... #climatechange #publichealth

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Ed Maibach
@maibached.bsky.social

New research: 90,000 Americans die prematurely every year because of needless, preventable air pollution. Cheap clean energy (solar, wind, batteries) is the way to make this senseless carnage a thing of the past. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social

theguardian.comAir pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new studyStudy analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm

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Project Drawdown
@projectdrawdown.bsky.social

Solutions on solutions! Heat pumps + climate-friendly refrigerants = Another excellent option for consumers. 👏 "Mitsubishi has announced that it's following global trends and legislation by updating its heat pump lineup with more climate-friendly refrigerants." www.newsbreak.com/the-cool-dow...

newsbreak.comMitsubishi unveils line of next-gen HVACs that could dramatically transform your energy bills: 'This…ushers in significant technological advancement' - NewsBreak"Engineered to provide efficiency and reliability." Mitsubishi unveils line of next-gen HVACs that could dramatically transform your energy bills: 'This…u
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social

"every fraction of a degree matters" regarding deaths during heat waves: apnews.com/article/heat...  Burning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimates @csfh-lab.bsky.social @globalecoguy.bsky.social @worldhealthsummit.bsky.social @climatecentral.org

apnews.comBurning of fossil fuels caused 1,500 deaths in recent European heat wave, study estimatesScientists have linked last week’s European heat wave to human-caused climate change and estimate that climate change was responsible for 1,500 deaths.

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Ed Maibach
@maibached.bsky.social

I’m no fan of JPMorgan/Chase because they are one of the leading financiers of fossil fuel development worldwide, but I hope their decision to hire former NOAA chief scientist Sarah Kapnick is a sign of awakening on their part. www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cnbc...

www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.orgJPMorgan hired NOAA's chief scientist to advise clients on navigating climate changeLast year, JPMorgan hired Sarah Kapnick as the bank's chief climate scientist. She's now advising clients on how climate change will impact their investments.

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Dr. Jonathan Foley
@globalecoguy.bsky.social

Corn ethanol is a bad idea. You could retire 97% of it back to nature, out the remaining 3% in solar, and come out even.

Project Drawdown@projectdrawdown.bsky.social

"It would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels." www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/04/new-...

anthropocenemagazine.orgNew study compares growing corn for energy to solar production. It’s no contest.In fact, it would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels.

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Ed Maibach
@maibached.bsky.social

This is a beautiful story about compassion and agency: open.substack.com/pub/mliebrei... A broader point worth acting on is that reducing air pollution by going with solar (& wind, etc) is one of the most important actions we can take to protect children's health. @lisapatel.bsky.social

open.substack.comSaving babies lives with solar powerIn 2017 I heard that babies were dying at a neonatal unit in Sierra Leone because of repeated power cuts. Episode 204 of Cleaning Up tells the story of what happened next.
Jonathan Patz, MD, MPH
@jonathanpatz.bsky.social

Charting a path to health for all at net-zero emissions - The Lancet www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Our @uwmadison.bsky.social team serves a major role on this Roadmap initiative on #climatechange and #health. @csfh-lab.bsky.social @projectdrawdown.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

thelancet.comCharting a path to health for all at net-zero emissionsClimate change is the defining health challenge of the 21st century, with record-breaking temperatures and extreme weather events already exacting an unprecedented toll on human health and wellbeing. ...

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Ed Maibach
@maibached.bsky.social

If a healthy tree from my yard falls on my neighbor's house though no fault of mine, I'm not responsible. If I knew the tree was unhealthy before it fell, or if I cut it and it landed on my neighbor's home, I'm at fault. #MakePollutersPay @docsforclimate.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social

nytimes.comNew Study Could Bolster Climate Laws to Make Polluters PayVermont was the first state to try to hold polluters accountable for climate disasters. New research aims to assign specific responsibility.