Several of these objectives focus on promoting research and evaluation of the impact of policies in environmental terms ," said the minister during her speech. Carcedo has advanced that Spain is working on other measures that will also be presented at the United Nations Climate Summit , such as the Intervention Plan against heat waves , the Air Plan , the Integrated National Energy and Climate Plan and the Impacts on Climate Change Health . " In reality it is about recovering the mandate contained in article 45 of the Constitution ", which establishes the right to enjoy an environment suitable for the development of the person, the minister said.
This mandate, along with that of article 43 of the Constitution that establishes the need to prevent and protect health , were in turn included in the General Public Health Law of 2011. However, its implementation was paralyzed for almost 8 years ". The minister has insisted on the need to act urgently on all the factors that affect the air we breathe: industrial emissions , heating , " and, especially in cities, on the management of road traffic. We cannot allow any setback in this regard because our children will not forgive us ." The United Nations Summit is an " excellent opportunity " for this, Carcedo stated. According to the WHO, environmental determinants of health are responsible for 20% of total mortality and 25% of the total burden of disease . Likewise, and according to the OECD , health care costs attributable to diseases caused by the environment exceed 3% of GDP in developed countries.