The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) is set to cut funding for projects related to climate change, including research on its impacts on human health and climate literacy. Internal documents obtained by Nature indicate that the agency under Trump will redirect its resources, which poses a threat to public understanding of climate-related health issues. Critics argue that this shift could lead to a population ill-equipped to address the challenges posed by climate change, undermining NIH's mission to promote public health amidst environmental crises. Ongoing discussions around these changes remain unresolved.
The US National Institutes of Health plans to cut funding for climate change research, raising concerns about its implications for climate literacy and public health.
Internal documents reveal that the NIH under Trump is shifting focus away from climate-related health research, much to the dismay of many health experts.
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