public health

Campaign group delivers open letter signed by almost 30,000 people to Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Campaign for Better Transport joins over 50 signatories in renewed call for modal shift away from cars and towards bikes, walking, and public transport in response to worsening heatwaves

Warmest UK summer since records began in 1884 ‘increasingly likely’, Met Office warns, as temperatures stay well above average

Researchers explore how rainwater collected on rooftops in cities could be used to assist with urban cooling as a more sustainable alternative to air conditioning

UK100 leads calls for new Clean Air Act and a national indoor air quality strategy, after local authority-led clean air action saves almost £15bn in damage to health and the economy

Coalition including End Fuel Poverty Coalition, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace UK, and WWF warns ministers the UK is 'built for a climate that no longer exists'

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