Kristie L. Ebi is an American epidemiologist whose primary focus is the impact of
global warming on human health.[1] She is a professor of Global Health and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences in the Department of
Global Health at the
University of Washington.[1]
Ebi was a lead author of the 2018
Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C of the
United NationsIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).[5][6] Ebi's chapter documents the impacts that 1.5
°C of global warming would have on natural and human systems. In public debate on the
climate crisis, Ebi compared the report to a doctor with a serious diagnosis for their patient: "If you have cancer, you need the doctor to tell you how serious your cancer is and what your options are."[7]
At
TED 2019, Ebi spoke about the effects of increased carbon dioxide on the nutritional content of food.[8][9][10]
Ebi, Kristie L.; Semenza, Jan C. (2008). "Community-Based Adaptation to the Health Impacts of Climate Change". American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 35 (5): 501–507.
doi:
10.1016/j.amepre.2008.08.018.
PMID18929976.
O'Neill, Brian C.; Kriegler, Elmar; Ebi, Kristie L.; Kemp-Benedict, Eric; Riahi, Keywan; Rothman, Dale S.; Van Ruijven, Bas J.; Van Vuuren, Detlef P.; Birkmann, Joern; Kok, Kasper; Levy, Marc; Solecki, William (2017). "The roads ahead: Narratives for shared socioeconomic pathways describing world futures in the 21st century". Global Environmental Change. 42: 169–180.
doi:
10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.01.004.
hdl:1874/347567.