Doctors taking action on climate change

Climate change - what can doctors do?

You can play an important role in informing your patients and the public about the need to take action on climate change, and the health benefits of doing so.

Help your patients to improve their health and lower their carbon emissions by encouraging them to:

• walk and cycle more (as this will reduce motor vehicle use and increase exercise levels)
• eat less meat (as this will reduce carbon emissions associated with livestock farming and provide substantial cardiovascular health benefits through an improved diet)

Want to do more?

• Reduce your carbon footprint
• Make changes in your healthcare setting
• Make changes in your local community
• Influence local and international policy
• Help prepare for the health effects of climate change

Further reading

• What is the BMA doing about climate change?
• Why does climate change matter to doctors?

Downloads

• Doctors taking action on climate change (PDF 1102 k)