UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

The final edition of our monthly news bulletin in 2025 is out now! THE place for updates, campaigns, calls to action, successes, opportunities, events & resources from across the climate, health and nature network ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/ukha…

Integration of polar-driven health risks into health impact assessments and healthcare resilience planning is urgently needed - this guest blog post explains why ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/how-…

1200 people attended the National Emergency Briefing on 27 Nov. Make sure everyone hears the message: Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer, all public service broadcasters and Ofcom calling for a televised emergency briefing to the public. nebriefing.org/open-letter-ki…

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/heal…

Please help spread the word about the National Emergency Briefing on the climate & nature crisis to politicians, influential people, and the public. Only when we confront this head-on can we rise to the challenge. nebriefing.org/?source=twitte…

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/scra…

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? Hugh Montgomery & @sanmather take stock ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/taki…

The Green Maternity Report is here 🌿👶 ➡️ 8 priorities for #sustainable #MaternityCare ➡️ Evidence-based recommendations ➡️ Insights from the #GreenMaternityChallenge Part of The Maternity Care Project with @RCObsGyn, @MidwivesRCM, @SHCoalition — sponsored by @SBRIHealthcare.

Our manifesto for Welsh gov elections calls for 🍃 Accelerated transition to clean energy 🏡 Low carbon, energy efficient homes 🚵 Clean ways to travel 🫛 Resilient, sustainable, healthy food system 🏞️ Healthy nature 🩺 Sustainable health and care services ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/our-…

BIG news for us today as Hugh Montgomery and @sanmather take on the role of co-Chairs of @UKHealthClimate . As we say farewell to @Richard56 we look forward to the drive and ambition that Hugh and Sandy bring. ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/hugh…

Fossil fuels harm at every stage: ⛏️ Extraction → polluted air & water 🏭 Processing → toxic emissions 🚢 Transport → spills & risks 🔥 Burning → deadly pollution 🗑️ Waste → long-term contamination The cost is counted in lives. 📖 drive.google.com/file/d/1TMlASA… #Cradle2Grave

Our manifesto for the Scottish Gov elections calls on parties to commit to strong action to reduce emissions, improve health, and build resilience: 🍃 Clean energy 🏡 Warm homes 🚵 Clean travel 🫛 Healthy sustainable food 🏞️ Healthy nature 🩺 Resilient NHS ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/our-…

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We are pleased to support this letter to the PM calling for a bold and fair climate plan that delivers cheap and reliable energy, warm homes, clean air, widespread public transport, thriving nature, healthy workplaces, & well-paid green jobs that are accessible to all communities

The July edition of our popular monthly bulletin is out now with 📰News 🔉Have your say 👫Get involved 💻Events 📑Reports 🧑‍💻Media Check it out >> ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/ukha…

Chair of @ukhealthclimate @Richard56 has written to the PM reasserting concerns of the health risks associated with the Rosebank oilfield and calling for the gov to say no to future drilling of the field ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/a-le… @StopCambo

Today, health workers across the UK will join with thousands of others in a mass lobby for people, climate and nature, and urge our MPs #ActNowChangeForever 💷 Support for hardest hit communities 💚 Warm homes, clean air, fair jobs 🌿 Thriving and resilient nature @TheCCoalition

.@GOVUK plans to introduce mandatory healthy sales reporting must go beyond healthy sales to include key health and sustainability criteria. These include the split between plant and animal protein, fruit and veg sales and climate emissions. @Eating_Better ukhealthalliance.org/news-item/mand…

Another call for urgent action on the climate crisis from scientists. The science has proved accurate. The uncertain part of the future is whether humanity can act. The experience so far is not encouraging. @UKHealthClimate news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-env…

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-co…