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  • The Chancellor has a chance to protect children’s lungs in his budget this month. Let’s make sure it happens.

    November 1, 2017
    The Chancellor has a chance to protect children’s lungs in his budget this month. Let’s make sure it happens.

    We’ve got to get diesel cars off our roads to protect everyone’s health.


  • BHP Billiton AGM solidarity demonstration

    October 19, 2017
    BHP Billiton AGM solidarity demonstration

    On Thursday 19 October, we joined London mining network, War on Want, Colombia Solidarity Campaign and People & Planet, for a demonstration against BHP’s neocolonial extractivism.  We stood in solidarity with […]


  • Medical doctors and scientists call on the British government to join the nuclear ban treaty

    September 1, 2017
    Medical doctors and scientists call on the British government to join the nuclear ban treaty

    Medical doctors and scientists, including Medact’s director David McCoy, write a letter calling on the British government to immediately begin the process of joining the international treaty demanding the ban […]


  • The City of Hiroshima – Peace Declaration 2017

    August 16, 2017
    The City of Hiroshima – Peace Declaration 2017

    Medact has received a letter from the Mayor of the City of Hiroshima, along with a copy of their Peace Declaration. The Medact Hiroshima Appeal 2017 has just recently launched.  It will enable us to continue […]


  • Still failing to tackle air pollution

    August 16, 2017
    Still failing to tackle air pollution

    An editorial by Medact and Doctors Against Diesel discussing the government’s Air Quality plan, how it does little to ease the crisis in UK towns and cities, and the need […]


  • Members are calling on the British Psychological Society to end its investments in companies in the fossil fuel industry

    August 10, 2017
    Members are calling on the British Psychological Society to end its investments in companies in the fossil fuel industry

    November 2018 update: The British Psychological Society has now committed to end its investment in fossil fuels! A big thank you to all who supported the Open Letter below and campaigned […]


  • Comment on the government’s plan to tackle air pollution published today

    July 26, 2017
    Comment on the government’s plan to tackle air pollution published today

    Excellent news about a ban on petrol and diesel cars, but it needs to be expedited Commenting on the government plan to tackle air pollution published today, Professor Jonathan Grigg said: […]


  • Statement from Doctors Against Diesel about the Client Earth hearing today

    July 5, 2017
    Statement from Doctors Against Diesel about the Client Earth hearing today

    There is overwhelming evidence that exposure to small particles and gases from fossil-fuel derived air pollution has major adverse consequences on health. Published this week in the New England Journal […]


  • Response from Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to our reply to Theresa May’s letter re: Government action on diesel

    June 28, 2017
    Response from Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to our reply to Theresa May’s letter re: Government action on diesel

    A response has been received from the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Michael Gove, to the Doctors against Diesel response to Prime Minister Theresa May’s Letter […]


  • Consultation on the Central London ULEZ – Medact Response

    June 26, 2017
    Consultation on the Central London ULEZ – Medact Response

    Medact is a London-based public health charity that works on environmental health, amongst other things. Medact is the lead organiser of the Doctors Against Diesel campaign which comprises a wide […]


  • Doctors Against Diesel website launched

    June 15, 2017
    Doctors Against Diesel website launched

    We launched our new campaign website for National Clean Air Day. Please take a look – and let us know what you think. You can also follow Doctors Against Diesel […]


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