UKHACC May Bulletin
Earlier this week, COP26 President Alok Sharma delivered a speech in Glasgow to mark six months since the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference. He opened the speech quoting a question [...]
Linking up public health and sustainable transport
In this guest blog, Jeremy Leach, a co-founder of Action Vision Zero, and Amy Aeron-Thomas, Action Vision Zero Roads Policing Campaign Coordinator, write about progress and opportunities for health and [...]
Energy strategy response fails to deliver on fossil fuels
In March 2022, we wrote to the Prime Minister urging bold moves to secure the health and the future of the UK by reducing reliance on oil and gas by [...]
The ecotoxicity of medical pharmaceuticals – what needs to be done?
Clinicians are realising they need to think about and reduce the carbon footprint of the pharmaceuticals they use. In the UK 10-20% of all prescribed medicines are never used. Clinicians [...]
UKHACC April Bulletin
Earlier this month, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published the latest sixth assessment report, which focused on the Mitigation of Climate Change, stating that “without immediate and [...]
Taking action now can move us towards a fairer, more sustainable world
Limiting global warming to 1.5C is beyond reach without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors according to the Mitigation of Climate report published this week by the Intergovernmental [...]