Mike Gill and colleagues explain how the implementation of fossil fuel labelling could have a significant impact on the awareness of climate change. This article is part of The BMJ’s Health […]
Climate change
Tony Waterston: Moving paediatricians to climate change action
A visit to the Union of Paediatricians of Russia leaves Tony Waterston reflecting on the attitudes towards the climate crisis in Russia and the role of paediatricians in tackling it […]
Healthcare’s response to the climate emergency: what would Greta say?
“Dad, are we really going to see Greta today?” my 11 year old daughter Poppy asked me on the train up to Bristol. This was shortly followed by “Look—all those […]
Sequestering carbon by regenerating soil, planting trees, and changing land use
Robin Stott, a doctor and ardent environmentalist has been campaigning on climate change for the past 20 years. He offers some thoughts on the potential benefits of simultaneously enriching soil […]
Mala Rao: Ethnic minority NHS staff need to lead on climate action
This year saw me achieve a significant, albeit distressing personal milestone—putting our home in India up for sale on behalf of the family. An oasis of calm and greenery in […]
Richard Smith: Must capitalism end to avoid climate collapse?
Before last night’s passionate and well argued debate at the Royal Geographical Society on the motion “To stop climate collapse, we must end capitalism,” 38% of the well-heeled audience of […]
Richard Smith: Most meetings can happen electronically, saving tonnes of carbon
I’d better start with a confession. I must have flown the Atlantic 300 times. I’ve been multiple times to New Zealand and Australia and have flown often to Japan, China, […]
Paul D Thacker: Climate change is a medical, not environmental story
When world leaders gathered in Madrid this December for the UN Climate Change Conference, there was a notable difference in media coverage of global warming. When I first started covering […]
Mary E Black: Koalas are not just for Christmas
I hang the last tiny-koala-in-a-Santa-hat on our family Christmas tree when the call from Sydney comes in. My colleagues are coughing. They are also sneezing blood. Their local coffee shop […]
I’m dreaming of a green Christmas
Most of us see the Christmas holiday season as an opportunity to slow down, take stock, and “just be.” Accordingly, we had planned a predictable article about recommitting to old-fashioned […]