I’m often asked why, as a doctor, I am so concerned about the climate crisis. The links between climate change and health aren’t usually at the front of the climate […]
Climate change
Julia Simons: Why I challenged Boris Johnson on the NHS and climate
A couple of weeks ago, Boris Johnson visited Addenbrookes hospital—telling almost none of the staff he would be there. I encountered him entirely by accident, as I was leaving clinic. […]
Aubrey Meyer and Robin Stott: Greta Thunberg, Extinction Rebellion and the science of climate change
Aubrey Meyer and Robin Stott take a closer look at the climate change science behind Greta Thunberg’s and XR’s call for us all to unite […]
Actions that health professionals can take to counter the climate emergency and improve their health
Richard Smith calls on readers to help with his list of things we can do to counter the climate emergency […]
Richard Smith: Waking up to the lethal effects of air pollution
I don’t think about what I’m breathing, but living in London I’m breathing filthy air. I can neither see nor smell the filth, but I’m now thinking about what I’m […]
For healthy people, we need a healthy planet
Mandeep Dhaliwal and Josh Karliner With every passing day, people around the world are increasingly feeling the devastating effects of our changing climate. Last week, Typhoon Hagibis swept through Japan, […]
Climate emergency: we are performing a dangerous experiment
Air bubbles within ice cores deep within the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets are tiny time capsules. From this air we can measure the composition of atmospheric gases continuously from […]
Richard Smith: Emerging thinking of a new chair of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
Last week I was pleased to be appointed as the chair of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC). As its name implies, the Alliance comprises health organisations, including […]
Richard Smith: Why are doctors sticking themselves to government buildings?
On the day that a United Nations report said that “Climate change is devastating our seas and frozen regions as never before,” I joined a protest with Doctors for Extinction […]
Climate change is impacting population health and our future patients: remaining silent is not an option
Medical students and healthcare professionals have a responsibility to act on the climate crisis […]