by John Lotherington | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, News and Comment
This blog is drawing on a conversation between Jennifer Dixon, Chief Executive of the Health Foundation with FDSD trustees Peter Davies, John Lotherington, Graham Smith, and Andrea Westall. The views contained in this blog are however those of the author alone. A...
by kultur.work | Dec 20, 2017 | News and Comment
“It is much easier for us to imagine the end of the world than a small change in the political system”, Slavoj Zizek famously said. The same is true for altering the earth climate system according to a recent report by the Canadian ETC-Group, BiofuelWatch and...
by Graham Smith | Nov 4, 2016 | News and Comment
This week we have seen the UK government lose twice in the courts – once on air pollution and then on Article 50 to formally start the Brexit process. While there are voices questioning why in a democracy the courts should be able to overturn government...
by kultur.work | May 21, 2016 | News and Comment
Whether it’s direct or indirect, climate change will have an impact on public health. A recent report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the New Economics Foundation reviews current local strategies by public health institutions to address climate change. In...
by kultur.work | Apr 11, 2016 | News and Comment
Many of the key drivers of climate change also cause poor health through air pollution, high saturated fat intake and physical inactivity, argues the recently launched Health Alliance on Climate Change. Responding to climate change, says the group of major health...