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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
Health risk: GPs to halt fossil fuel investments
Health risk: GPs to halt fossil fuel investments

Royal College of General Practitioners confirms it is to halt investment in fossil fuels in response to climate risks that 'threaten to destabilise our National Health Service'

  • Investment
  • 01 August 2018
Just what the doctor ordered: Kaiser powers forward with renewable microgrids
Just what the doctor ordered: Kaiser powers forward with renewable microgrids

The US healthcare provider is embracing a raft of clean technologies, and saving money in the process

  • Technology
  • 06 July 2018
Millions of British children breathing toxic air, Unicef warns
Millions of British children breathing toxic air, Unicef warns

More than 4.5 million affected, says UN group, while tests suggest children's shorter height increases exposure on busy roads

  • Automotive
  • 21 June 2018
Sadiq Khan launches school air pollution crack down
Sadiq Khan launches school air pollution crack down

Mayor's Office announces £1m fund to help tackle air pollution in the capital's worst affected schools, as study finds air quality is worse in some classrooms than it is outside

  • Risk
  • 24 May 2018
Achieving the targets of the UK Climate Change Act is a necessity for our children
Achieving the targets of the UK Climate Change Act is a necessity for our children

Professor Russell Viner of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health argues that delivering on the goals of the Climate Change Act would result in cleaner air and lower health risks for children

  • Risk
  • 11 May 2018
UK climate targets could halve air pollution by 2050
UK climate targets could halve air pollution by 2050

Efforts to cut carbon dioxide set to usher in radically cleaner air by mid-century

  • Climate change
  • 30 April 2018
Harvard study: Green buildings deliver nearly $6bn in health and climate benefits
Harvard study: Green buildings deliver nearly $6bn in health and climate benefits

Analysis of green certified buildings reveals they have provided around $6bn in health and climate benefits on top of $7.5bn of energy savings

  • Buildings
  • 01 February 2018
Climate change already damaging health of millions globally, report finds
Climate change already damaging health of millions globally, report finds

Heatwaves, pollution and disease are the main health issues linked to global warming but action to halt emissions would deliver huge benefits

  • Climate change
  • 31 October 2017
38,000 people a year die early because of diesel emissions testing failures
38,000 people a year die early because of diesel emissions testing failures

Global inventory of nitrogen oxide emissions shows highly polluting diesel cars are 'urgent public health issue'

  • Automotive
  • 16 May 2017
Living near heavy traffic increases risk of dementia, say scientists
Living near heavy traffic increases risk of dementia, say scientists

Study tracking 6.6 million people estimates effect on one in 10 cases of Alzheimer's while those living by busy roads are 12 per cent are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia

  • Risk
  • 05 January 2017
Businesses should train drivers to cut air pollution, says UK health watchdog
Businesses should train drivers to cut air pollution, says UK health watchdog

NICE proposals to reduce health impacts of air pollution also include removing speed bumps and implementing "no vehicle idling" areas around schools

  • Automotive
  • 01 December 2016
Lancet launches climate health impact 'countdown'
Lancet launches climate health impact 'countdown'

As WMO warns 2016 very likely to be hottest year on record, influential medical journal launches new initiative to track response to climate 'health crisis'

  • Risk
  • 14 November 2016
World Medical Association joins global divestment push
World Medical Association joins global divestment push

Leading medical body urges national branches to divest from fossil fuels and promote renewables instead

  • Investment
  • 26 October 2016
Toxic loopholes? How coal plants are still exceeding EU pollution limits
Toxic loopholes? How coal plants are still exceeding EU pollution limits

Report reveals how over half of EU coal plants are still exceeding legal air pollution limits thanks to special exemptions

  • Energy
  • 11 October 2016
Green buildings better for health and productivity, Harvard research finds
Green buildings better for health and productivity, Harvard research finds

New Harvard study finds workers in green-certified buildings score better in a range of metrics including cognitive function tests

  • Buildings
  • 07 October 2016
Green initiatives saved NHS England over £5m, report finds
Green initiatives saved NHS England over £5m, report finds

Green vehicles, energy efficiency and smart waste management help health service slash carbon and save cash

  • Energy
  • 16 September 2016
Is climate change putting elderly Londoners at risk?
Is climate change putting elderly Londoners at risk?

Arup study highlights Hackney, Islington and Tower Hamlets as having populations with highest health risk from rising temperatures

  • Climate change
  • 18 August 2016
Public concern about air pollution is on the rise, Nissan research reveals
Public concern about air pollution is on the rise, Nissan research reveals

Number of internet searches for terms related to air pollution has leapt up in the past 10 years, study shows

  • Automotive
  • 16 August 2016
Sadiq Khan announces plan for £10 London pollution charge for dirtiest vehicles
Sadiq Khan announces plan for £10 London pollution charge for dirtiest vehicles

London Mayor launches promised clean air consultation to mark 60th anniversary of Clean Air Act

  • Automotive
  • 05 July 2016
Paris tackles air pollution with ban on older vehicles
Paris tackles air pollution with ban on older vehicles

Cars built before 1997 will face severe restrictions on when they can be driven within the city walls

  • Automotive
  • 05 July 2016
Children in hundreds of London schools exposed to illegal levels of air pollution
Children in hundreds of London schools exposed to illegal levels of air pollution

New figures show 443 schools across the capital now breaching EU air pollution limits, including nearly 90 secondary schools

  • Legislation
  • 01 July 2016
NHS carbon cutting 'could save over £400m and benefit health'
NHS carbon cutting 'could save over £400m and benefit health'

NHS Sustainable Development Unit identifies 35 areas for both carbon and cost savings across the health service

  • Management
  • 15 June 2016
Mayor Sadiq rails against dirty air health inequalities
Mayor Sadiq rails against dirty air health inequalities

London mayor reiterates vows to tackle air pollution as new figures reveal unequal health impacts in the capital

  • Policy
  • 06 June 2016
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