health
Global health professionals call on G7 to speed up coal phase-out
Bodies representing more than 300,000 doctors, nurses and other health professionals around the world call on G7 leaders to accelerate transition away from coal-fired electricity
Health benefits of walking or cycling outweigh air pollution risks
Major new study finds overall health benefits of active travel outweigh pollution risks in 99 per cent of the world's cities
Workers face 'epidemic of heat-related injuries' due to climate change
Major UN report warns heat stress suffered by factory and field workers will devastate health and reduce productivity
Health bodies unite to demand government steps up NHS climate resilience efforts
Health Alliance backed by the British Medical Association and Royal College of Nursing urges Jeremy Hunt to ensure NHS is better prepared to tackle health impacts of climate change
Dietary impacts of climate change could result in half a million extra deaths by 2050, Lancet warns
Research finds a reduction in fruit and vegetable and overall calorie intake could offset the reduced mortality that will come from the lower consumption of red meat
Bupa aims to boost planet health by slashing carbon emissions by nearly a quarter
Private healthcare provider achieves last-minute sprint finish to hit carbon targets by embracing the business case for green energy
Defra halves local air pollution funding
Government cuts funding to local authorities in England to £500,000, down from £1m last year
COP21: Doctors unite to prescribe ambitious Paris climate deal
Over 1,700 health organisations back joint declarations calling on world leaders to tackle escalating climate threats to human health
How health systems can adapt to a rise in world temperature
Bupa's chief medical officer sets out his vision for a changing health sector under climate change
Sustainable school meals - a taste of things to come?
Catering services giant Sodexo is trialling a new range of sustainable meals in schools across the UK - but will 'green eating' ever really take off?