# Pathways to health: Reporting on health co-benefits from urban climate mitigation action varies by sector

## TL;DR

This paper finds that health benefits from climate actions vary by sector, with transport and AFOLU showing higher reporting of health co-benefits.

## Contribution

The study identifies sector-specific patterns in health co-benefit reporting from urban climate mitigation actions.

## Key findings

- Transport and AFOLU sector actions report health co-benefits five to eight times more than other sectors.
- Health co-benefit reporting does not differ significantly between pre-implementation and ongoing actions.
- The study emphasizes the need to raise awareness of health benefits across all urban sectors.

## Abstract

Well-designed city actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions can also deliver substantial near-term health co-benefits. Improved understanding and reporting of the health benefits from climate mitigation can aid efforts by cities to design and deliver healthy, equitable solutions to the climate crisis. Using global data from the 2022 CDP-ICLEI Track cities questionnaire, we analysed factors that may influence the awareness and identification of health co-benefits from climate mitigation. Actions from the transport and AFOLU sector were five to eight times more likely to report health co-benefits than other sectors, regardless of which region the action was undertaken. There was no significant difference between actions in the pre-implementation stage compared to actions that were underway. The findings highlight the need to raise awareness about the potential health benefits linked to climate mitigation among urban policymakers across all sectors to help deliver an equitable transition to a healthy, net zero future.