Climate change poses a huge threat to human and planetary health – and children are particularly vulnerable, and there is much that paediatricians could and should be doing to address these challenges through our research, teaching and clinical practice. 
For more information, see:

• Position Statement on Climate Change and Child Health of the Child Health Priorities Association 
• Rising to the challenge of extreme heat - advocacy symposium hosted by DPCH in January 2025 
• Children’s Climate Risk Index
• NEJM article on climate change, fossil fuel pollution and child health
• Lancet series on Heat and Health