by Rebecca Daniels | Sep 13, 2018 | Headlines, News
Air pollution impacts cognitive abilities. Dr Guddi Singh, member of Doctors Against Diesel argues, “As our knowledge of the link between air pollution and ill health grows, so does the weight of our responsibility towards those affected by it, especially the next generation.”
by Alice Munro | Feb 22, 2017 | Events, Workshops
This is the first meeting of the recently formed campaign Doctors Against Diesel. We invite nurses, doctors and allied health professionals to join us to learn about health and diesel, discuss health messaging, and share ideas for how health professionals can support the wider campaign for a rapid phase out of diesel vehicles.
by Alice Munro | Jan 25, 2017 | Sign-Ons
Sign letter to Theresa May calling for phase-out of diesel
by Alice Munro | Jan 6, 2017 | News, Press Releases, Climate & Environment
Under EU rules, sites are only allowed to breach hourly limits of 200 ug of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) /m3 air 18 times in a year, but on 5 January 347.7 ug/ m3 was measured on Brixton Road at 9pm, and was the 19th exceedance this year.
by Alice Munro | Dec 14, 2016 | Sign-Ons, Climate & Environment
Sign to show your support
by Medact Events | Dec 10, 2016 | Actions, News, Climate & Environment
The Doctors Against Diesel campaign was launched on Saturday 10th December at Medact’s Healthy Planet Better World conference
by Alice Munro | Sep 12, 2016 | Campaign Updates, Climate & Environment
Health professionals treat the impacts of air pollution on a daily basis. The recent report Every Breath We Take, by the Royal College of Paediatric and Child Health and The Royal College of Physicians, concluded that: “Each year in the UK, around 40,000 deaths are...
by Alice Munro | Sep 12, 2016 | Resources, Climate & Environment
This report from the RCP and the RCPCH examines the impact of exposure to air pollution across the course of a lifetime: https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/projects/outputs/every-breath-we-take-lifelong-impact-air-pollution
by Alice Munro | Sep 12, 2016 | Resources, Climate & Environment
The UK emissions interactive map can tell you about air pollution in your area: http://naei.defra.gov.uk/data/gis-mapping
by Alice Munro | Jun 8, 2016 | Blog, Climate & Environment
Today EU leaders will attempt to come to an agreement on air pollution reduction targets that will determine the quality of our air for the next 15 years. The success of the agreement will, however, depend on the UK government and other member states abandoning efforts to weaken and delay the directive.
by Medact Staff | May 18, 2016 | Blog, Sign-Ons, Climate & Environment
Medact has joined with more than 80 global health organizations from 30 different countries – together representing more than 300,000 doctors, nurses and public health professionals…
by Alice Munro | Nov 12, 2015 | Blog, Climate & Environment
The divestment movement has empowered individuals and investors to go beyond attempts to influence demand for fossil fuels; rather, people can directly influence fossil fuel supply and the structural drivers of climate change, challenging the systems that lock us into fossil fuel dependency.