More than 50 organisations say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare British people for scale of change needed as UK struggles through another heatwave

London mayor points to ‘terrifying scenes’ this summer amid speculation Burnham may back Jackdaw and Rosebank projects

France has issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country as temperatures soar to record levels.

Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%

She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones

In this episode of The Oncology Insights Podcast, Dr. Abbie Begnaud speaks with Dr. Joan Schiller, Co-Founder of Oncology Advocates United for Climate and Health – International, and Dr. Leticia Nogue...

A record 39,000 birds are overwintering on Wallasea island wetlands thanks to soil transported from London tunnels

ALT: a dirt road going through a desert landscape with mountains in the background

Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent

Politicians talk about being pragmatic on climate change to avoid hard decisions.

Minute-by-minute report: The Lionesses remain European champions after beating Spain on penalties

Healthcare systems worldwide are large emitters of greenhouse gases and contribute to the worsening climate crisis. Attempts to reduce emissions are already being made at various levels of the healthc...

The urgency of addressing climate change has accelerated the need for healthcare to mitigate its associated environmental harms. Co-benefits approaches are being used in policymaking to frame mitigat...

Letter also signed by Hanif Kureishi and Russell T Davies urges ceasefire and unrestricted distribution of aid Three hundred and eighty writers and organisations including Zadie Smith, Ian McEwan, Russell T Davies, Hanif Kureishi, Frank Cottrell-Boyce and George Monbiot have signed a letter stating that the Israeli government’s war in Gaza is genocidal and calling for an immediate ceasefire. “The use of the words ‘genocide’ or ‘acts of genocide’ to describe what is happening in Gaza is no longer debated by international legal experts or human rights organizations,” reads the letter, which was also signed by William Dalrymple, Jeanette Winterson, Brian Eno, Kate Mosse, Irvine Welsh and Elif Shafak. Continue reading...

Plans to protect UK from extreme weather are inadequate, Climate Change Committee says in scathing assessment

Bioethics scholars have become increasingly interested in moral questions associated with healthcare's environmental harms. Much of this scholarship h…

We absolutely won’t tolerate leaks, they said before looping in a journalist to top secret war plans. Feel safe? Me neither, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Earlier this year, the CPM ran an art competition asking UK students in Years 7 to 9 (approx. 11 to 14 years old) to send in art on a theme of ‘how personalised medicine affects our planet’ (click her...

A new prize recognises the power of storytelling to address the biggest issue of our time

Greenhouse gas emissions related to pharmaceuticals have risen substantially and are likely to continue to rise without concerted and coordinated action. Pharmacies and researchers should investigate ...

Diane Abbott says a wealth tax of 2% on people with assets over £10m would raise £24bn a year

Direct from its triumph in the West End where it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy, Pride and Prejudice* (*sort of) is a unique and audacious retelling of Jane Austen's most iconic love s...

Injecting pollutants into the atmosphere to reflect the sun would be extremely dangerous, but the UK is funding field trials

Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis