Children are likely to suffer most from our fossil fuel addiction

Although much has been written separately about the direct toxicity of fossil fuel burning emissions and the broad effects of climate change on health [see, e.g., the recent series in
Lancet on energy and health (e.g., Wilkinson et al. 2007)], rarely are they viewed together with a focus on the very young as a susceptible population. In this commentary the author highlight evidence that young children are likely to be at elevated risk of multiple immediate and long-term effects of emissions from fossil fuel combustion.