Integrating health equity into energy transitions and climate governance

The health benefits of clean energy transitions are unevenly distributed, even when emissions targets are met. A health-centered global governance framework is urgently needed to ensure that health justice is embedded in climate policy. This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution Access options Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature+, our best-value online-access subscription $32.99 / 30 days cancel any time Subscribe to this journal Receive 12 print issues and online access $259.00 per year only $21.58 per issue Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from$1.95 to$39.95 Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout References Chen, Z.-Y. et al. Nat. Med. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04293-x (2026). UNEP. Emissions Gap Report 2024 (2024). WHO. Updated road map for an enhanced global response to the adverse health effects of air pollution; EB156/24 (27 January 2025). WHO. COP24 Special Report: Health and Climate Change (2018). Jiang, K. et al. Nat. Commun. 15, 9761 (2024). WHO. WHO Manifesto for a Healthy Recovery from COVID-19 (2020). Du, P. et al. Environ. Sci. Technol. 58, 10897–10909 (2024). Feng, Y. et al. Nat. Commun. 15, 1518 (2024). Acknowledgements This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (82425051 and 42307550). Author information Authors and Affiliations Corresponding author Ethics declarations Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests. Rights and permissions About this article Cite this article Li, T., Du, H. & Du, P. Integrating health equity into energy transitions and climate governance. Nat Med (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04290-0 Published: Version of record: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04290-0