This guest post explores findings from a new study, led by researchers from the University of Exeter and Arctic Basecamp Foundation, which highlights the global risks to human health from climate change in the Arctic and Antarctic.

Former Chair, Richard Smith, has been named as ambassador for the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC).

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 green economy, and to address climate change at pace and scale, health leaders say.