public health

Changing climate will continue to drive health risks faster than systems can adapt without 'life‐saving' investment, major new report warns

New research finds evidence of climate impacts on health increases public support for decarbonisation

Use of glyphosate – or Roundup – has grown 'dramatically' on UK farms since 1990 despite posing known health and environmental dangers

Study in Lancet journal finds reducing vulnerability to air pollution can help save millions of lives worldwide

Strategy promises to consult on PFAS drinking water limits and develop safer alternatives for harmful everyday materials

Investing in more climate resilient cities delivers major health, productivity and economic returns, writes Professor Jeannette Ickovics from the Yale School of Public Health

Open letter ahead of COP30 warns health crisis caused by climate change is escalating and calls for global action to recognise fossil fuels as a 'core threat to human wellbeing'

A trial last year saw over 800 vulnerable individuals with cardiovascular problems 'prescribed' warmer homes by the NHS – and the findings could have major implications for both climate and health policy

In a virtual roundtable ahead of this week's Net Zero Festival, business leaders and NGOs discussed how public health issues and climate change must be tackled together