The European Commission plans to create a new European Climate and Health Observatory as part of the update of its strategy for adapting to climate change.
The Dalai Lama noted that climate change affected people differently depending on their economic circumstances. "The rich do not feel its effects that much, but poor people, they really feel a serious problem," he said.
The current economic system is not compatible with the fight against global warming and the authorities need to make businesses join the fight, if necessary by force, according to a majority of the respondents in a recent poll.
