[Comment] The imperative for the global community to save the Paris Climate Agreement

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The article stresses the urgent need for global action to uphold the Paris Climate Agreement to protect public health and health systems from extreme climate events like cyclones, heatwaves, and wildfires. It highlights the importance of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate catastrophic climate impacts worldwide.

Action on climate change is urgently needed if we are to protect public health and health systems from the catastrophic impacts of climate-driven extreme events, including tropical cyclones, heatwaves, and wildfires.1,2 In a global effort to combat climate change and protect the human population from the worst impacts, the Paris Climate Agreement was formally adopted on Dec 12, 2015, at the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.3 The Paris Agreement aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, curb global warming, and protect the planet from the worst impacts of climate change.