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Petra Todd is an Environmental Science student at the University of East Anglia who completed a six-week internship with UK Health Alliance on Climate Change. While working with UKHACC she explored the theme of degrowth and asked if a focus on health and healthcare might help to realise its potential.

Monthly edition of the UKHACC bulletin with the latest news, opportunities to get involved and have your say, events and reports.

Petra Todd is an Environmental Science student at the University of East Anglia currently undertaking a six-week internship with UK Health Alliance on Climate Change. She reflects on her recent attendance at the Global Climate and Health Summit.

In response to a survey to inform the Health and Care Professionals Council corporate strategy from 2026, UKHACC says a focus on decarbonisation, environmental sustainability and resilience are essential.

100 days before the deadline for the government to produce a new climate plan, an open letter urges the PM to ensure the plan is bold and fair.

Monthly edition of the UKHACC bulletin with the latest news, opportunities to get involved and have your say, events and reports

Chair of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, Richard Smith, has written to the Prime Minister to reassert concerns of the health community regarding the significant health risks associated with the Rosebank oilfield.

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 sustainability criteria.

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 emissions it can influence. It says that all NHS bodies will be expected to decarbonise, reduce their environmental impact and increase resilience to climate risks.

As members of the Healthy Air Coalition, the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change is proud to support a new policy report for action on cleaner air

The Scottish Government has responded to a letter we sent last month calling for the health secretary to say no to oil and gas.

In a letter to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs health organisations say the lack of representation from public health, nutrition, climate and environmental science and resource management communities is concerning.