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Government urged to step up promotion of climate-friendly diets
Government urged to step up promotion of climate-friendly diets

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change sets out sweeping proposals to boost demand for low emission foods, including plans for a new food carbon tax

  • Policy
  • 05 November 2020
COP25 Overnight Briefing: Crunch time for carbon markets
COP25 Overnight Briefing: Crunch time for carbon markets

Talks on Article 6 start, bleak reports are released, and China's giving out free gifts at its delegation office

  • Climate change
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'Life expectancy will be compromised': Climate emergency threatens lifelong health, doctors warn

Climate change will shape the health of an entire generation, with gains in well-being and life expectancy compromised, health experts fear

  • Risk
  • 14 November 2019
Study: Air pollution spikes trigger hundreds of hospitalisations
Study: Air pollution spikes trigger hundreds of hospitalisations

New data from King's College London reveals jump in cardiac arrests, strokes, and asthma attacks on high pollution days

  • Risk
  • 21 October 2019
Why we need to get personal about air pollution
Why we need to get personal about air pollution

Trewin Restorick reveals how Hubbub's new Air We Share project is seeking to make the risks from air pollution as visible as possible

  • Automotive
  • 06 June 2019
 Matt Hancock launches study into 'deadly poison' of air pollution
Matt Hancock launches study into 'deadly poison' of air pollution

Review will assess impact of dirty air on health and will support NHS efforts to go green

  • Policy
  • 13 May 2019
Ban cars from idling near schools, says UK public health agency
Ban cars from idling near schools, says UK public health agency

Public Health England call for raft of urgent measures to tackle air pollution

  • Automotive
  • 11 March 2019
How to build greener, healthier cities
How to build greener, healthier cities

Mott MacDonald's Catriona Waddington sets out the key actions policymakers and businesses can take to build healthier cities

  • Management
  • 05 March 2019
 Pollution map reveals unsafe air quality at almost 2,000 UK sites
Pollution map reveals unsafe air quality at almost 2,000 UK sites

London, Leeds, Doncaster and Maidstone are among the worst affected

  • Risk
  • 27 February 2019
#LoveCleanAir: Pollution campaigners launch Valentine's call for vehicle scrappage scheme
#LoveCleanAir: Pollution campaigners launch Valentine's call for vehicle scrappage scheme

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan increases diesel scrappage scheme funding, as calls grow for national programme to take most polluting cars off the streets

  • Transport
  • 14 February 2019
Study: Millions of NHS patients registered at GP surgeries facing 'toxic air'
Study: Millions of NHS patients registered at GP surgeries facing 'toxic air'

New analysis by UK100 green cities network shows 17.9 million NHS patients in England are registered at GP practices that exceed WHO guidelines

  • Policy
  • 11 February 2019
There is nothing a father wants less than to recognise the nurses at children's A&E - It's time for real action to tackle air pollution
There is nothing a father wants less than to recognise the nurses at children's A&E - It's time for real action to tackle air pollution

UNICEF's Alastair Harper issues a heartfelt plea for bolder action to tackle air pollution

  • Policy
  • 30 January 2019
Bringing SDG3 to life: Inside AstraZeneca's healthy, clean energy drive
Bringing SDG3 to life: Inside AstraZeneca's healthy, clean energy drive

AstraZeneca is focusing on SDG3 through projects that target prevention of ill health, but its initiatives promise multiple co-benefits, including for the environment

  • Energy
  • 21 January 2019
SDG3: How to build a healthy business
SDG3: How to build a healthy business

Five lessons for businesses looking to embed SDG3 into their operations

  • Management
  • 15 January 2019
Seven business takeaways from the new Clean Air Strategy
Seven business takeaways from the new Clean Air Strategy

Latest plan to tackle UK air pollution will see government adopt WHO guidelines on particulate matter - but how will the new goal translate into action on the ground?

  • Policy
  • 14 January 2019
NHS to assess benefits of smart meters for dementia and mental health patients
NHS to assess benefits of smart meters for dementia and mental health patients

Government highlights research on how energy use data gleaned from smart meters can be used to better monitor at-home dementia and mental health patients

  • Infrastructure
  • 09 January 2019
SDG3: Health and Well-Being
SDG3: Health and Well-Being

  • Management
  • 08 January 2019
COP24: World Green Building Council debuts healthier homes guide
COP24: World Green Building Council debuts healthier homes guide

New guide draws together the latest research to show how simple improvements in building design and technology can deliver healthier, greener homes

  • Buildings
  • 12 December 2018
WHO: Health benefits outweigh costs of meeting Paris Agreement climate goals
WHO: Health benefits outweigh costs of meeting Paris Agreement climate goals

World Health Organisation report estimates meeting climate goals could save one million lives worldwide a year by 2050 through better air quality alone

  • Policy
  • 05 December 2018
From doctors to big business, calls grow for net zero targets
From doctors to big business, calls grow for net zero targets

Medical groups write to Prime Minister in support of net zero emissions target, as CBI declares governments and businesses must 'raise their ambitions towards a net zero target'

  • Policy
  • 03 December 2018
Air pollution levels 'forcing families to move out of cities'
Air pollution levels 'forcing families to move out of cities'

As diesel emission fears mount, a growing number of parents now consider clean air the main factor when choosing a school

  • Automotive
  • 19 November 2018
The BusinessGreen Guide to the SDGs: SDG3 - Good Health and Well-being
The BusinessGreen Guide to the SDGs: SDG3 - Good Health and Well-being

The BusinessGreen SDG Hub takes the microscope to the world's health-related development goals

  • Management
  • 03 October 2018
Air pollution is 'biggest environmental health risk' in Europe
Air pollution is 'biggest environmental health risk' in Europe

Governments are failing to tackle the crisis that causes 1,000 early deaths a day, says damning EU report

  • Risk
  • 12 September 2018
Sick of coal yet?
Sick of coal yet?

The recent EPA decision doesn't just fail sustainability professionals — it will trigger a public health crisis

  • Energy
  • 31 August 2018
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