Limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2.0°C—A unique and necessary role for health professionals

Edward W. Maibach; Mona Sarfaty; Mark Mitchell; Rob Gould

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002804

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Limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2.0°C—A unique and necessary role for health professionals

Edward W. Maibach ,

* E-mail: emaibach@gmu.edu

Affiliation Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3409-9187

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Mona Sarfaty,

Affiliations Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America, Medical Society Consortium for Climate and Health, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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Mark Mitchell,

Affiliations Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America, Medical Society Consortium for Climate and Health, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0829-4966

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Rob Gould

Affiliations Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America, Medical Society Consortium for Climate and Health, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America
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Limiting global warming to 1.5 to 2.0°C—A unique and necessary role for health professionals

Edward W. Maibach,
Mona Sarfaty,
Mark Mitchell,
Rob Gould

Published: May 14, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002804

About the Authors

Edward W. Maibach

* E-mail: emaibach@gmu.edu

Affiliation Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3409-9187

Mona Sarfaty

Affiliations Center for Climate Change Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America, Medical Society Consortium for Climate and Health, Fairfax, Virginia, United States of America

Mark Mitchell

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0829-4966

Rob Gould

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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