Dr Devin Bowles
Dr Devin C Bowles is the Executive Director of the Council for Academic Public Health Institutions Australia and a visitor at the Australian National University. He has published widely on the health impacts of climate change-associated conflict, and earned a PhD at...Members are calling on the British Psychological Society to end its investments in companies in the fossil fuel industry
Are you a member of the British Psychological Society? Members are calling on the British Psychological Society to end its investments in companies in the fossil fuel industry. We have written this Open Letter to the Trustees of the Society following similar calls in...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: “Although we support the government’s direction of travel to move away from...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 of Medicine, the world’s largest study of air pollution shows...Health Through Peace Programme Launch
On 4-6th September at the University of York, Medact is bringing together health professionals and peace activists to debate, educate and advocate on conflict and global insecurity at Health Through Peace 2017. We are very excited to announce that our full programme...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 in March. Doctors against Diesel’s response included the...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 range of academics and clinicians who are concerned about the...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 on Facebook and...Doctors Against Diesel respond to the government’s draft Air Quality Plan
Our response to the government’s consultation on its draft of a UK Air Quality Plan
Launch of Medact Yorkshire – Fracking & the Role of the Local Health Community
This is the launch event for a new Yorkshire-based local group for Medact! The event will include an introduction to Medact for newcomers, a discussion on the role of the health community in responding to fracking at a local level (* speakers TBA *), and an...Open letter to the BMA calling for action on fossil fuel divestment
As health professionals and supporters of health divestment, we are calling on the British Medical Association to phase out its investments in fossil fuel companies and immediately commit to a fossil free future.