Greener Leader Blog Series: Doctors as advocates for a health-based response to the climate crisis: reflections from Doctors for the Environment Australia. By Dr. Kate Wylie

Health is at the heart of the climate crisis. The health of individuals, of communities and nations, of our non-human kin and even our planet’s health, are all at the mercy of global heating and climate change. Health professionals have an opportunity to use our trusted voices to centre health in the debate. Our advocacy […]

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Greener Leader Blog Series: Many small steps create big change. By Dr Frances Cundill

Ultimately, I want to leave the world in a better place for my children and future generations, and for them to live happy and healthy lives. Whilst the climate news stories can feel disheartening at times, I believe that a brighter future is still possible, and, if anything, it has made me more determined to […]

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Greener Leader Blog Series: The ‘Net Zero Clinical Care’ conference: a step on the long road to a sustainable NHS. By Dr. Sara Lightowlers

The first BMJ Net Zero Clinical Care conference took place on 10th October 2023. After a year of escalating climate consequences, there has been a strong sense of urgency amongst healthcare professionals engaged in the climate movement, for something such as this. An event that enables us to come together and discuss what a Net […]

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Greener Leader Blog Series: Plant-based Universities: a prescription for planetary health. By Alfie J Hall and Hollie Meyers

Young people, like us, are set to bear the brunt of the climate emergency, yet we often feel powerless in generating meaningful change amongst a cohort of leaders, largely dominated by older generations. Medical students, who have their time split between studying and clinical placements, have an almost impossible task in contributing to the wave […]

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Greener Leader Blog Series: Leadership on the climate emergency must extend beyond NHS sustainability

Consciousness and concern about the climate emergency are growing across society – the evident impact on the health and wellbeing of global populations is acknowledged by healthcare institutions underscored by robust evidence. Articles about the response to the threats we face feature with increasing frequency across medical literature and this is to be welcomed. However, […]

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Introducing the “Greener Leader” Blog Series

The climate crisis is arguably the biggest leadership challenge that humanity has ever faced. It is a prime example of system complexity illustrated by our rich interconnectivity and our interdependence on the delicate ecosystem which sustains all of our lives. Healthy people cannot exist on a poorly planet; we are Earth and Earth is us.  […]

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