A GP has been banned for climate activism — what are the implications for other doctors?
Dr Maria Neira, director of the WHO’s Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health, has called climate change “potentially the greatest health challenge of the 21st century”.
This statement first appeared on the cover of The Lancet back in 2009.
Internationally, medical doctors are becoming increasingly vocal on the harms of climate change and fossil fuels, and the need for rapid emissions reduction to safeguard health.
Dr Sarah Benn, a retired GP in England, is one such doctor.
