Lisa McNamee

Clearing the air: a systematic review on leadership challenges with sustainable inhaler prescribing Background The environmental impact of inhalers, particularly pressurised metered dose inhalers with high global warming potential, poses significant challenges in the context of planetary health. Alt...

Kajitani et al. show in their new systematic review that sustainable inhaler use hinges on shared leadership. Informed patients and supported clinicians can work together to drive meaningful change.

World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet

The health impacts of plastic are still not fully understood.

Frightening study on the lifelong impacts highlighted here:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Economics of Climate Change and Climate Adaptation with Professor Karyn Morrissey Climate Conversations · Episode

Really enjoyed sitting down with @universityofgalway.bsky.social economist Professor Karen Morrissey for the latest @irishdocsenv.bsky.social podcast episode.

Now available on Spotify here:

open.spotify.com/episode/2Mmc...

'No Other Land' Contributor Odeh Hadalin Killed in West Bank Settler Attack Odeh Hadalin, a contributor to the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' was reportedly killed in an attack by Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

Palestinian activist Odeh Hadalin (a.k.a. Awdah Hathaleen), who was featured in the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land, was shot to death in the West Bank on Monday.

Dr Niamh Shaw - Space for Sustainability Climate Conversations · Episode

It was a real pleasure to interview Dr Niamh Shaw @irishspacegal.bsky.social
for the the Irish Doctors for the Environment podcast.

Sustainability lessons from space we can apply here on Earth.

@irishdocsenv.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/2OXq...

This would be fantastic.

An Instagram post from Miss Rachel A photo of a baby in Gaza who the US and Israel are starving to death. This baby is desperately thin and their beautiful big eyes are looking directly at the camera. Text on top reads: I never thought I'd see babies, deliberately starved to death, while stockpiles of formula sit untouched, miles away. I never thought people I respected who have always stood up for children would see them, too and remain SILENT. @msrachelforlittles

"I never thought I'd see babies, deliberately starved to death, while stockpiles of formula sit untouched, miles away.

I never thought people I respected who have always stood up for children would see them, too, and remain SILENT."

@msrachelforlittles

Starvation in Gaza is destroying communities – and will leave generational scars Health and societal ramifications of extreme hunger will reverberate long after the war is over

“All these traumas are the reason why the Irish took almost 150 years before they could memorialise what they experienced in the 1840s. Those who inflict starvation are aware of this, they know that what they’re doing is actually dismantling a society.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Being hit by an #SUV increases the likelihood of death or serious injury

Findings from analysis of data on 600,000+ collisions include children 82% more likely to be killed if struck by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.

www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Bleak.

Please share!

Amazing opportunity at @mcgill.ca

We are looking to recruit an internationally recognized, interdisciplinary scientist with a strong track record in innovation and research to direct a new program in climate, environment, and health

mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/McGill...

Great week to be in #Manchester with the @ukspaceagency.bsky.social

Fantastic variety of space purposes and benefits on display from #comms #climate #defence & #earthobservation

Always nice to meet a #Mars rover and a few astronauts too.

#space #aerospace #spaceflight

Are you joining us? 🌱

Open to all: healthcare workers, students and the public.
#PlanetaryHealth 🌍

"The State Department on Friday fired the remaining staff working in the office responsible for international climate policy, including annual U.N. negotiations related to climate treaties, according to three people familiar with the matter."

How #astronauts can help rebuild trust in #science & inspire the next #STEM generation.

A new #OpenAccess chapter explores this potential—now live on #IntechOpen website: “Astronauts as STEM Role Models and Science Ambassadors”

Read: www.intechopen.com/online-first...

Solar tops EU power mix for first time in June, Ember says Solar power was the European Union's largest source of electricity for the first time in June, overtaking nuclear and wind while coal's contribution fell to an all-time low, data from energy think tank Ember showed on Thursday.

"Solar power was the European Union's largest source of electricity for the first time in June, overtaking nuclear and wind while coal's contribution fell to an all-time low."

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Perspective Chapter: Astronauts as STEM Role Models and Science Ambassadors <p id="p1">Astronauts are the most visible STEM ambassadors available to space science globally. Traditionally the astronaut role has been synonymous with the pinnacle of scientific achievement and th...

Delighted to have my new book chapter now available open access.

'Astronauts as STEM role models and science ambassadors.'

An underutilised tool in promoting science literacy.

#STEM #science #space

www.intechopen.com/online-first...

Diagram showing how higher vehicles impact vital organs and push people under the vehicle instead of deflecting them.

Diagram showing how higher vehicles dramatically affect site lines, especially for seeing kids. Plus the weight makes it harder to stop in time.

There’s a TON of evidence that bigger, higher vehicles are far more likely to kill somone they hit, crushing vital organs & pushing victims under.

But never forget, their weight, height & sightlines also make it far more likely that they’ll hit someone in the first place.

HT @transenv.bsky.social

Ambition pays off, says an #OECD study: Investing in #climateaction benefits economies — inaction risks growth.
@jochenflasbarth.bsky.social: It’s not climate action that threatens prosperity, but too little of it. #GlobalCooperation is key to more ambitious national plans by 2035.
@undp.org

‘Half the tree of life’: ecologists’ horror as nature reserves are emptied of insects A new point in history has been reached, entomologists say, as climate-led species’ collapse moves up the food chain even in supposedly protected regions free of pesticides

This is giving me chills. Read it carefully. The math. chaos we’re adding into the climate is wiping insects off the planet. Even insects likely won’t be able to evolve fast enough to keep up. I’m scared to think about more complex organisms in the food chains.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Unspeakably grim.

Good morning! ☀️

We are looking for a researcher (or research team) to support an exciting new report on how clean flexibility solutions can replace fossil gas. More info below 👇

Please share with your networks and/or names of any suitable candidates.

Merci!

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Israeli strikes pound Gaza as Trump says ‘people are starving’ ‘A lot of people are starving’ in Gaza, says US president as he ends regional visit that did not include Israel

Israeli strikes pound Gaza as Trump says ‘people are starving’

“These are not accidents – they are the predictable result of a broken system of poor road design and lack of enforcement, where dangerous driving is rarely punished and often ignored.

Our roads are designed in ways that encourage speeding & fail to adequately protect people walking & cycling”

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Starvation looms as Israel's total blockade on Gaza enters its third month Thousands of children in Gaza have now been admitted to hospitals for malnutrition, but even as they waste away, doctors’ options for treating them have depleted.

Gazans are fighting over the last cans of food, malnourished mothers are struggling to make milk for their thinning babies, and doctors have begun counting down the days before the slow deaths by starvation begin to happen en masse.

"Ireland calls on Israel to immediately lift the blockade and allow for unimpeded access of humanitarian aid.”

“If all SUVs were replaced with passenger cars, the number of pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by an estimated 17% in the USA and by 8% in Europe. The number of child pedestrians and cyclists killed in car crashes would decrease by 27% in the USA and by 14% in Europe.”

I was very grateful to read your article and expand my knowledge of a conflict I was barely aware of previously. Continue your important work. The online noise is angry and senseless but shouldn't influence any reasonable person.

As climate change fears rise, Pope Francis says he is updating his ‘green’ encyclical Pope Francis plans to address climate change further in an updated "green" encyclical.

IMPORTANT: “Young generations have a right to receive a beautiful and inhabitable world from us.” — Pope Francis in 2023

While #ClimateChange consequences were exploding, from extreme heat and wildfires, to storms, droughts and more, Pope Francis was updating his ‘green’ encyclical. #RIP