{
  "id": 16949239,
  "title": "Heat-related deaths up 36% since Paris Agreement: Lancet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/heat-related-deaths-up-36-since-paris-agreement-lancet",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-28T19:35:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/heat-related-deaths-up-36-since-paris-agreement-lancet/articleshow/135279061.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Lancet's 10th Countdown Report on Health and Climate Change reveals a concerning 36% increase in heat-related deaths since the Paris Agreement took effect in 2016. According to the report, released on Wednesday, global annual average heat-related deaths surged nearly 36% after the Paris Agreement's introduction, reaching a record 710,000 deaths in 2023 alone. The analysis, conducted by 146 multidisciplinary researchers from over 100 institutions in more than 30 countries, tracks 54 indicators of climate change's health impacts and the effects of climate action.\n\nWhile cleaner energy, resilient health systems, health-protecting legislation, and growing scientific evidence have yielded some health benefits for local communities since the Paris Agreement, these gains are still insufficient to counter the escalating risks. The report emphasizes that despite progress, rising overall energy demand and slow system change mean that fossil fuels continue to supply over 80% of the world's energy.",
  "summary": "The report, which was released on Wednesday, said the annual average heat-related deaths rose by nearly 36% globally after the Paris Agreement was introduced. \"In 2023 alone, heat was linked to a record 710,000 deaths with more than 70% of that toll attributable to human-caused climate change,\" it said.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}