36% more deaths from heat since Paris Agreement

The annual death toll from heat-related causes has risen by nearly 36% globally since the Paris Agreement took effect, according to the "Lancet Countdown" report. In 2023 alone, heat was linked to a record 710,000 deaths, with over 70% attributed to human-induced climate change. Between 2016 and 2023, an estimated average of 540,800 deaths per year were associated with heat, 68% of which were caused by climate change, up from 55% in the previous decade. The report emphasizes that while measures to limit global warming have had health benefits, they are insufficient to counteract the increasing damage from climate change, which should be declared a global health emergency. It also highlights that fossil fuel production plans are far from meeting the Paris Agreement's goals, with major oil and gas companies planning to produce 150% more fossil fuels than what is compatible with limiting global warming to 1.5°C.