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Emma Radcliffe

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GP, climate activist and lots of other things

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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
What has been the trajectory of the planetary climate crisis? How have we responded? Where has that left us know? What does the future now look like? And what must we now do? @hughmontgomery.bsky.social & @sanmather.bsky.social take stock ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/ta...
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Taking stock: UKHACC’s newly appointed Co-Chairs, Hugh Montgomery and Sandy Mather, reflect and look forward - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
With our appointment as co-chairs of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC), we felt it important to take stock. What has been the trajectory of the planetary climate crisis? How have corpo...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be an act of self-harm that condemns this and future generations to unnecessary suffering > Read the full statement here ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/sc...
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Scrapping the Climate Change Act would be an act of self-harm that condemns this and future generations to unnecessary suffering - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
Heatwaves, air pollution and extreme weather events caused by fossil fuels and climate change pose significant risks to health and our health service. Any plans to repeal the 2008 Climate Change Act a...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Our chair @hughmontgomery.bsky.social will speak at the landmark National Emergency Briefing on #climate & #nature crisis in Westminster Central Hall Nov 27? Is your MP attending? Enter your postcode to find out: www.nebriefing.org @nebriefing.bsky.social #NEB2025 #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Health leaders: "Granting access to exploit Rosebank would fly in the face of the Gov’s ambition to shift our health service from sickness to prevention, save our NHS budget, drive growth in the green economy & address climate change at pace and scale." ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/he...
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Health leaders call on PM to reject Rosebank to protect health - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
Granting access to exploit the Rosebank Field would fly in the face of the Government’s ambition to shift our health service from sickness to prevention, to save our NHS budget, to drive growth in the...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
A commitment to environmental sustainability and resilience in the 10 year health plan for England is welcome. The challenge is to make it happen. ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/a-...
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A commitment to environmental sustainability and resilience in the 10 year health plan for England is welcome. The challenge is to make it happen. - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
The 10 year health plan for England published this week includes a commitment to prioritise actions to deliver a net zero health service by 2040 for emissions the NHS controls and by 2045 for emission...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
.@GOVUK plans to introduce mandatory healthy sales reporting must go beyond healthy sales to include key health and sustainability criteria, include the split between plant and animal protein, fruit and veg sales and climate emissions. @eatingbetter.bsky.social ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/ma...
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Mandatory reporting must go beyond healthy sales - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change has joined with alliances representing 200 organisations calling for mandatory reporting to go beyond healthy sales to incorporate key health and sustainabilit...
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Centre for Sustainable Healthcare @sushealthcare.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
The NHS 10-Year Plan can be more than reform – it can be a blueprint for climate resilience in healthcare. Join us as we work to embed sustainability in every shift: sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/why-su… #NHS10YearPlan #NetZeroNHS
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
UKHACC Director @drelainemulcahy.bsky.social was delighted to help plant the @rcpch.bsky.social conference legacy tree in Glasgow this week! Many thanks to @glasgowcc.bsky.social and cllrs @marthawardrop.bsky.social & @seonadhoy.bsky.social for their support.
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
We’re building a healthier, safer, fairer future. Now we need our MPs to stand with us. 🗓️ Join us in Westminster on 9 July 🗣️ Speak to your MP and tell them: This is what we’re doing – what about you? Great to see UKHACC trustee @emmrad.bsky.social is the hero film www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TgQ...
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Act Now, Change Forever: Join us in Westminster on 9th July
YouTube video by The Climate Coalition
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Just like health leaders once stood up to Big Tobacco and its advertising, it’s time to stand up to Big Oil! Join us and the 30+ influential organisations representing the interests of over 12 million health professionals worldwide to #BreakFossilFuelInfluence
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Outstanding work @rcphysicians.bsky.social 👏
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
This #GreatBigGreenWeek, we're celebrating the brilliant work happening across UKHACC members to embed sustainability in everything our members from governance and education to banking, investments, travel, and food. 📢 Find out more about this work here ukhealthalliance.org/about/our-co...
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Our commitments - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
We’ve produced a set of guiding principles for health organisations to demonstrate leadership and take steps to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
The June edition of our popular monthly bulletin is out with 📰News 🔉Have your say 👫Get involved 💻Events 📑Reports 🧑‍💻Media ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/uk...
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UKHACC June Bulletin - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
Monthly edition of the UKHACC bulletin with the latest news, opportunities to get involved and have your say, events and reports
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
New @UKHealthClimate report calls for action to ensure the health service is resilient to climate change: 💰 Sustainable funding 🏥 Resilient infrastructure 👩‍⚕️ Workforce training 📡 Disease surveillance 🧠 Research + planning 🔗 ukhealthalliance.org/sustainable-...
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Building a Climate-Resilient Health System in the UK - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
A policy report by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
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The BMA @bma.org.uk · 18/06/2025
A new report by @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social calls for urgent action to adapt our health system to climate change – with 49% of NHS workers saying services have already been disrupted by extreme weather. Read the report here: ukhealthalliance.org/sustainable-... #ClimateHealth #NHS #HealthEquity
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Building a Climate-Resilient Health System in the UK - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
A policy report by the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
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College of Operating Department Practitioners @collegeodp.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Today is Clean Air Day. A new policy report published by @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social makes recommendations on how to build a climate resilient health system to protect health now and for future generations ukhealthalliance.org/sustainable-...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
As heat health alerts are issued across many parts of the country today, we welcome timely new guidance from @acutemedicine.bsky.social to support health professionals management of patients during extreme heat - check out the Heat Health Plan here >> www.acutemedicine.org.uk/blog/2025/06...
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Hot Weather Health Plan (11 June) - Society for Acute Medicine
The Society for Acute Medicine has produced the following guidance to supportclinicians working in acute services to:
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 21/06/2025
The Tate Modern art museum in London has also been lit up. #ShowYourStripes And, the warming stripes are currently on display in the Museum of Modern Art in New York: www.moma.org/magazine/art...
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 21/06/2025
Today is #ShowYourStripes Day! Created by @edhawkins.org, the warming stripes show temperature each year: blue for cool, white for avg, red for hot. Athletes are wearing them, knitters are knitting them, and cities are putting them on trams. Find + share your "stripes" here: showyourstripes.info
Text reading "start a climate conversation" superimposed over the global warming stripes.
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Air pollution affects your health from before your first breath until your last. By cleaning up our air, we can all live healthier lives 🩹 This #CleanAirDay, ask your MP to champion ambitious action on air pollution ⬇️ www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-day @globalactionplan.bsky.social
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Today, UKHACC Chair @richardswsmith.bsky.social and trustees @sanmather.bsky.social @emmrad.bsky.social walked with health professionals to deliver a message to the UK government to set safe targets to clean up the air we breathe >> ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/he... @globalactionplan.bsky.social
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Health professionals walk to Parliament to demand action on air pollution - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change has joined hundreds of health workers in a call to the UK Government to clean up the air.
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
So grateful to all our members for an excellent meeting yesterday, and to Jim Skea, Chair of @ipcc.bsky.social for talking us through the working groups and reports - health will be an important consideration to integrate @richardswsmith.bsky.social
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Emma Radcliffe @emmrad.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
Congratulations RCGP and @victoriatb.bsky.social for producing a great resource on greener prescribing www.rcgp.org.uk/getmedia/f50... @greenerpractice.bsky.social @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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Register now for updates on the latest news and campaigns from the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, and how you can support them.
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Articles, podcasts and videos including a brilliant new image collection by @climatevisuals.bsky.social showcasing impacts and solutions of energy and the cost of living crisis. climateoutreach.org/a-new-collec...
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A new collection of energy images - Climate Outreach
Climate Visuals and The Sunrise Project, funded by ECF, have launched a new collection of images showing the impacts of the energy and cost of living crises, alongside the solutions being put into pra...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
LOADS of new resources and a special mention for this brilliant work by NHS Scotland and @naturescot.bsky.social to bring together health, environment and other sectors to embed Scotland’s natural health service in every day aspects of the NHS www.nature.scot/doc/realisin...
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Realising the Potential of Scotland's Natural Health Service in Practice
A Report on Piloting of Green Health Partnerships.
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Lots of opportunities for learning in our events section, including this conference on connecting people on climate action by the @fphuk.bsky.social on 9 May - still time to submit your abstract www.fph.org.uk/events-cours...
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FPH Climate and Health Conference: connecting for action on climate change
The need for urgent and effective action on climate change across the public health workforce is ever more pressing. With this in mind, the FPH Sustainable Development SIG invites all public health co...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Get involved in some great campaigns like the Climate Coalition’s Show the Love - Submit a photo of a space you love to be part of a collaborative artwork celebrating cherished places. Then, share it with #ShowTheLove2025 thepeoplespicture.com/projects-sho... 💚
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Lots of opportunities to have your say including a chance to add your name to the @who.int call from the health community to world leaders and decision makers to stop pollution and ensure a future with clean air for all www.who.int/teams/enviro...
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Call for clean air action
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
The news section includes our take on @thecccuk.bsky.social seventh carbon budget and the conclusion of the UN Biodiversity Conference ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/un...
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UN Biodiversity Conference brings commitments on finance, but much work still needs to be done - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
Lack of progress on national biodiversity strategy and action plans and promises made on finance at COP16
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Our March bulletin is a bumper one with the latest 📰 News and updates 🗣️ Have your say 🙌 Get involved 🧑‍💻Events 📑New resources 🔖Articles Check it out and share the love 💚 ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/uk...
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UKHACC Bulletin March 2025 - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
Monthly edition of the UKHACC bulletin with the latest news, opportunities to get involved and have your say, events and reports
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Are you passionate about health and motivated by action to protect people from the threat of climate change and the destruction of nature? You could be our next Chair Interested or know someone else that might be, check out and share the link for more details ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/ad...
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 07/03/2025
Today’s report shows that ULEZ works. One year on, the ULEZ expansion is helping to: 🌳 Drive down levels of pollution 🌳 Take old polluting cars off our roads 🌳 Bring cleaner air to millions more Londoners.
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Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansion
People in capital breathing much cleaner air, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The Climate Change Committee's seventh carbon budget charts a clear path to net zero and a healthier society with cleaner air, warmer homes, better diets, more active travel, and greater energy security. It’s now up to Parliament to agree the route forward. ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/th...
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The seventh carbon budget sets a path to a healthier, cleaner future - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
The Climate Change Committee’s seventh carbon budget charts a clear path to net zero and a healthier society with cleaner air, warmer homes, better diets, more active travel, and greater energy securi...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Health professionals, get involved in the national action to make sure every MP hears the call to stop Rosebank and all new oil & gas now to tackle climate change to protect the nation’s health and the NHS. Use this template to write to your MP >> action.ukhealthalliance.org/page/166335/...
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Ask your MP to say no to new oil and gas | UKHACC
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Greener Practice @greenerpractice.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
We’re new to Bluesky! Greener Practice is a not-for-profit community interest company set up by GPs.  🤝We run the UK’s Primary Care network, providing support, networking, and resources, to help professionals provide care that is good for patients and the planet.
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Emma Radcliffe @emmrad.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
@nicecomms.bsky.social I think you could and should be doing a lot more to help us reach net zero
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
"How do you think health professionals as a group might best respond to the climate and nature crisis, which is becoming rapidly worse" Part 2 of our interview with Pat Hart, a GP sent to prison for a year for climate activism ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/pa... @richardswsmith.bsky.social
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Part 2: An interview with Pat Hart, a GP sent to prison for a year for climate activism - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
The first part of this interview has already been published (link below). We went ahead and published the first part of the interview because of the delay and limitations in getting responses by email...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Could you be the next Chair of The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change? Reflecting on his time in the role, outgoing Chair @Richard56 says new ideas, energy, and dynamism are needed, and perhaps you could be the person to bring them to the Alliance ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/wh...
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Why you should consider becoming Chair of UKHACC - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
Our outgoing Chair, Richard Smith reflects on his time as chair and urges you to think what you could bring to the role.
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
We're looking for a new Chair to lead the work of @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social. The ideal person will be passionate about health and motivated by action to protect people from the threat of climate change and the destruction of nature. Please share >> ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/ad...
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Advert: Chair of the Board of Trustees - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
The UK Health Alliance on Climate Change is looking for a Chair to lead the strategic direction of our work. The ideal person will have a passion for health and be motivated by action to protect peopl...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Our chair @richardswsmith.bsky.social has been interviewing the GP Pat Hart in prison for involvement in a climate protest. The interview is being done in parts due to limited length of response allowed from prison. We'll publish the rest as it comes through. ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/an...
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An interview with Pat Hart, a GP sent to prison for a year for climate activism - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
In October 2024, GP Pat Hart was jailed for a year for his involvement in damaging petrol pumps during a protest against the climate emergency. The cost of repairing the pumps and lost profits from te...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Air pollution is linked to thousands of deaths every year in the UK. Children are particularly vulnerable. The public have a right to know what is in the air they are breathing. We've signed this letter calling for transparency and encourage you to do the same @richardswsmith.bsky.social
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Cut emissions, NOT trees. We wrote about this in our "Just Energy Transition for the Good of Health" policy report last year. Read more here > ukhealthalliance.org/influencing-...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Pleased the case against Rosebank has won. Emissions from fossil fuels harm health and our health service in multiple ways and development of any new oilfields is not compatible with a liveable future.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 29/01/2025
I remain opposed to a new runway at Heathrow airport because of the severe impact it will have on noise, air pollution and meeting our climate change targets.
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Important position statement from Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says UK must play its part in tackling the main cause of climate change by reducing GHG emissions and ensuring health and equity are always a top priority during this change www.rcog.org.uk/news/rcog-ca...
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RCOG calls for stronger action on climate change to protect women’s health now and in the future | RCOG
The UK governments and health services have an important role in protecting women’s health, pregnancy outcomes and gender equality from the growing impact of climate change.
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
🌍 Less traffic = healthier people, safer roads, & cleaner air. We’re members of the Low Traffic Vision campaign calling for sustainable transport solutions. 📝 Write to your MP: actionnetwork.org/letters/low-... to influence the Integrated National Transport Strategy. #LowTrafficVision #ActiveTravel
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Tell your MP we need close-knit communities!
The new Government has made headlines with its plans to tackle England’s housing shortage. They are already consulting on new rules to guide councils’ decisions on what gets built and where, and whic...
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
📢 The Climate and Nature Bill has its second reading this Friday (24th January). We need to ensure that the 102+ MPs who have pledged to vote keep their promise. 👉 Head to action.zerohour.uk today and write to, email, call, tag on LinkedIn, or meet your MP. #CANBill 🐝
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Climate and Nature Bill Campaign
Ask your MP to back the CAN Bill
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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UK Health Alliance on Climate Change @ukhealthclimate.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Landing in inboxes this morning > latest edition of our health and climate news bulletin including: 📰 News and updates 🗣️ Have your say 🙌 Get involved 🧑‍💻Events 📑New resources 🔖Articles ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/uk...
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UKHACC Bulletin January 2025 - UK Health Alliance on Climate Change
Monthly edition of the UKHACC bulletin with the latest news, opportunities to get involved and have your say, events and reports.
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