“Emergency action on climate and nature crisis cannot wait for the pandemic”, says unprecedented joint editorial from health journals
Today medical, as part of an initiative coordinated by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change nursing and public health journals across the world have simultaneously published an editorial [...]
The climate recovery: Prioritising the health of people and the planet
This blog was co-authored by the leaders of the Faculty of Public Health and the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change. Climate change and ecological degradation are the biggest [...]
UKHACC Open Letter To New NHSE Chief Executive
Thursday 29 July 2021 As NHS England confirms that Amanda Pritchard will become its new Chief Executive at the beginning of August, the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change has [...]
What are the green health sector jobs of the future?
Background The Green Jobs Taskforce recently published a report calling for 2 million green jobs in the UK by 2030 - this recognised that these jobs should not be limited [...]
A response to the National Food Strategy
Today the National Food Strategy was launched (1). This independent review was commissioned by the government to set a vision and plan for a better food system, and the government [...]
Is Net Zero a Good Idea?
UKHACC and many other organisations within health and climate have been calling for or planning to achieve net zero targets. At the same time, there are a growing number [...]