health
Buildings
Analysis of green certified buildings reveals they have provided around $6bn in health and climate benefits on top of $7.5bn of energy savings
01 February 2018
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2 min read
Climate change
Heatwaves, pollution and disease are the main health issues linked to global warming but action to halt emissions would deliver huge benefits
31 October 2017
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5 min read
Automotive
Global inventory of nitrogen oxide emissions shows highly polluting diesel cars are 'urgent public health issue'
16 May 2017
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5 min read
Risk
Study tracking 6.6 million people estimates effect on one in 10 cases of Alzheimer's while those living by busy roads are 12 per cent are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia
05 January 2017
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4 min read
Automotive
NICE proposals to reduce health impacts of air pollution also include removing speed bumps and implementing "no vehicle idling" areas around schools
01 December 2016
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3 min read
Risk
As WMO warns 2016 very likely to be hottest year on record, influential medical journal launches new initiative to track response to climate 'health crisis'
14 November 2016
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2 min read
Investment
Leading medical body urges national branches to divest from fossil fuels and promote renewables instead
26 October 2016
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2 min read
Energy
Report reveals how over half of EU coal plants are still exceeding legal air pollution limits thanks to special exemptions
11 October 2016
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6 min read
Buildings
New Harvard study finds workers in green-certified buildings score better in a range of metrics including cognitive function tests
07 October 2016
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2 min read
Energy
Green vehicles, energy efficiency and smart waste management help health service slash carbon and save cash
16 September 2016
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1 min read
