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Our 2025 end of year impact report presents some key highlights from the year

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

In this guest blog, BMA President John Chisholm reflects on the results of a survey of BMA members regarding their views on sustainability in the NHS

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

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.

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

The 2025 Lancet Countdown UK Policy Priorities published today call for action across energy transformation, food systems and adaptation to protect health and reduce emissions

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

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 are deeply concerning and put lives at risk.

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 corporates and governments and we – as citizens, voters and healthcare professionals, and as UKHACC – responded? Where has that left us know? What does the future now look like? And what must we now do?