Success, failure, and the imperative for justice in climate negotiations.

GREENHOUSE effect prevention; POLLUTION prevention; OCCUPATIONAL roles; INTERNATIONAL relations; NEGOTIATION; GREENHOUSE gases; WORLD health; CONFERENCES & conventions; UNITED Nations; CLIMATE change

The article offers a perspective on the success, failure and the imperative of justice in climate negotiations. It discusses the progressive ambition principle, transparency of reporting contributions and stocktake process as mechanism intended to boost goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build resilience to the effects of climate change and increase support to low-income countries. Examples of coordinated interventions by health-care professionals to achieve climate goals are cited.