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The decision is a major setback for health and the environment.

Call for action – Sign the United for Nature petition by the Zero Hour Alliance to reverse biodiversity loss by 2030.

Ben Rossington, an NHS graduate management trainee reflects on his experience of undertaking a placement at the UKHACC.

An unprecedented act of public speech viewed by millions around the world

The central problem with our current formula for growth – which depends on extracting and destroying parts of the earth – is that it’s unsustainable in a finite planet.

As COP27 closed this weekend, there was welcome progress on the decision to establish a financing fund for loss and damage to address the impacts of climate change in those countries most vulnerable to its devastating consequences.

Updates, opportunities, and resources on climate action.

Thirty seven health leaders from organisations across the UK have called on COP26 President Alok Sharma to use his leadership at COP27 to put health at the forefront of discussions.

We’ve joined with members of the Healthy Air Campaign, Wildlife and Countryside Link and Greener UK coalitions to submit a formal complaint to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) for breaching the legal duty to set environmental targets.

The Lancet Countdown is further evidence that not enough is being done to reduce pollution and protect health, according to health organisations who have called on the UK government to make fundamental changes to protect people and the planet.

Africa has suffered disproportionately although it has done little to cause the crisis. The damage to Africa should be of supreme concern to all nations, warn the editors.

Updates, opportunities, and resources on climate action.