Grateful for the opportunity to brief UK Parliament on the need for policy action on >> transitioning fossil fuel subsidies to renewables >> promoting healthy plant based diets >> equitable access to green space #EarthDay

Join in and get involved in the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change Ride for their Lives #GreatBigGreenWeek cycle to highlight the benefits of swapping the car for active travel for the good of health and our environment. 2pm Sunday 9 June 2024 #SwapTogether #GreatBigGreenWeek ridefortheirlives.net/rides/ukhacc-r…

📣 One day left until the The BMJ and UK Health Alliance on Climate Change event "In Conversation with Simon Stevens" Simon Stevens will answer questions on #climatechange and health, getting the NHS to net zero, and more. You can register for tomorrow's event here 👇 eventsforce.net/bmj/frontend/r…

Kamran Abbasi editor of The BMJ asks how to make change? ‘For clinicians to act on the wisdom in your pages doesn’t need political sign off’ Great to spend some time reflecting on decarbonising the NHS Greener NHS Richard Smith

Your regular reminder that solar farms take up (a lot) less of the UK than golf courses carbonbrief.org/factcheck-is-s…

I swear I'm not making this up; one of the Irish words for dripping wet is suánach. Yes, it sounds a bit like Sunak.

There are lots of numbers currently flying back & forth predicting a serious impact on jobs in the UK--esp in Scotland--if new oil & gas licences aren't issued. Much of this is misleading & misses what's actually needed to secure North Sea jobs for the future. A short 🧵: /1

Landmark action at #WHA that is much needed progress. Huge respect for work of incredible people driving progress Global Climate and Health Alliance JeniMiller Dr Maria Neira richard horton Marina Romanello The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum

"Lives can only be protected when #health is embedded in UN Climate Change negotiations" #climate #sb60

We cannot allow the world to go down this path. As the brilliant António Guterres has said "Now is the time to mobilise, now is the time to act, now is the time to deliver. This is our moment of truth."

Cars and vans are the biggest source of toxic chemicals in our air ☁️ This #CleanAirDay, sign Global Action Plan's petition to call on our next government to ensure everyone can travel in ways that are better for our health and the planet 🌍 ⬇️ cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day

Important message from ⁦Netherlee Primary⁩ on #BetterTransportWeek #CleanAirDay Keep the air clean for kids and Don’t use a car if it isn’t far

⚠️Air pollution is the biggest environmental threat to your health ☁️ Sign Global Action Plan’s petition this #CleanAirDay to tell our next government you want everyone to be able to travel in cleaner, greener, healthier ways ⬇️ cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day

Loads of opportunities to make sure candidates from all parties hear what matters to health professionals. Check out the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change thread and get involved 👇👇

We wrote a letter to the PM Keir Starmer today, emphasizing how he can deliver a better, fairer, and healthier society resilient to the threats of climate change. His leadership is critical when the world is living through the hottest year on record. ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/lett…

❓How to counsel patients or policymakers with regards to climate-amplified health hazards like #wildfires & #smoke❓ 👉Check out this excellent briefing for healthcare professionals on how to best respond to #wildfire season.

Catching my last sunrise at Clonea #Dungarvan before heading back to Glasgow today. Lucky to be able to call this place home. #VisitWaterford (PS there is a traffic free walking/cycle path all the way from the town to the beach)

The International Court of Justice's judgement on who is responsible for climate change could be one of the most important developments in climate policy since the Paris Agreement. UK Health Alliance on Climate Change nature.com/articles/d4158…

The health benefits of a clean energy system include: 🏃 Physical activity 🧘 Better mental health 🦠 Less disease risk 🍶Food and water security 🏥Fewer hospital admissions New report published today by UK Health Alliance on Climate Change ukhealthalliance.org/influencing-po…