{"id":124981,"date":"2022-04-22T09:45:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T09:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccs.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=124981"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:29:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:29:21","slug":"ccs-commitment-to-climate-action-on-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ccs.ca\/news\/ccs-commitment-to-climate-action-on-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"CCS commitment to climate action on Earth Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Did you know the World Health Organization considers climate change the \u201csingle biggest health threat facing humanity?\u201d<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/news-room\/fact-sheets\/detail\/climate-change-and-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1<\/a><\/sup> In fact, it is affecting cardiovascular health globally due to air pollution and extreme heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this Earth Day, the CCS is pleased to highlight our Climate Change Working Group, who are dedicated to: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Raising awareness about the effects of climate change and mitigation strategies;<\/li><li>Promoting the adoption of individual and collective climate actions; and <\/li><li>Advocating for policy change in support of climate action and cardiovascular health.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"our-work-to-date\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Our work to date<\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The CCS has advocated to the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, eliminate public financing to oil and gas companies, and help workers and communities succeed in a low-carbon economy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the recent release of Canada\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/environment-climate-change\/news\/2022\/03\/2030-emissions-reduction-plan--canadas-next-steps-for-clean-air-and-a-strong-economy.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Emissions Reduction Plan<\/a>, climate experts recognize \u201cwe are still not on track to limit global heating to safe levels (1.5 C) this century\u201d.<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/davidsuzuki.org\/press\/canada-must-heed-latest-ipcc-warning-that-its-time-to-end-fossil-fuel-era\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2<\/a><\/sup> Plus, the federal government has yet to fulfil its promise to phase out public financing for oil and gas companies despite substantial investments in clean air in <a href=\"https:\/\/budget.gc.ca\/2022\/report-rapport\/chap3-en.html#wb-cont\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Budget 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-s-next\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">What\u2019s next?\u00a0<\/mark>\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>More federal advocacy<\/li><li>Developing and releasing a CCS climate change call to action<\/li><li>Establishing and implementing CCS\u2019s climate action commitments<\/li><li>Professional development opportunities to learn more about climate change, cardiovascular health, and climate actions for you and your patients<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay tuned for more climate change updates!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":125012,"template":"","news_type":[118],"news_topic":[285],"wf_news_folders":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CCS commitment to climate action on Earth Day - Canadian Cardiovascular Society<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ccs.ca\/news\/ccs-commitment-to-climate-action-on-earth-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CCS commitment to climate action on Earth Day - Canadian Cardiovascular Society\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Did you know the World Health Organization considers climate change the \u201csingle biggest health threat facing humanity?\u201d1 In fact, it is affecting cardiovascular health globally due to air pollution and extreme heat. 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