world health organisation

Supply chain

NHS becomes world's first health system to commit to net zero

Plan includes a string of new targets and commits NHS to reducing emissions under its direct control to net zero by 2040, before bringing its supply chain footprint in line by 2045

clock 01 October 2020 • 4 min read

Policy

'Urgent need': Ban Ki Moon joins calls for more funding to tackle air pollution

Ban Ki Moon's call comes as a new report from the Clean Air Fund calls for greater collaboration between philanthropic and government-funded efforts

clock 07 September 2020 • 2 min read

Automotive

Crowdfunding drive for underground ecommerce delivery service tops £1m

The idea from British start-up Magway could reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions by six million tonnes per year, its CEO claims

clock 29 January 2020 • 2 min read

Climate change

Net zero: Global healthcare sector emits more than 500 coal power plants

Climate impact of global healthcare sector laid bare in study which argues disease prevention and net zero efforts should be closely linked

clock 10 September 2019 • 3 min read

Waste

'They are everywhere': WHO calls for research into health impacts of microplastics pollution

Huge numbers of tiny particles of plastics in water supplies are unlikely to post serious health risk, but data is 'extremely limited' UN health body warns

clock 22 August 2019 • 2 min read

Policy

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

clock 11 February 2019 • 3 min read

Policy

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

clock 05 December 2018 • 3 min read

Policy

WHO: Air pollution 'poisoning millions of children and ruining their lives'

With up to 1.8 billion children's health and development at risk from air pollution, planet must shift away from fossil fuels, UN health body warns

clock 29 October 2018 • 4 min read