Dr Daniel Novak

‘It feels cool to be a cog in change’: how doughnut economics is reshaping a Swedish town A casual mention of Kate Raworth’s theory has grown into the basis for decision making in Tomelilla

In a small town in #Sweden they use #doughnut 🍩 #economy for decision making and #planning.

A circular way of thinking about the way we use our planetary resources. 🌏

Read what they have achieved 👇

#sustainabilty
#greeneconomy

In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power Last Month

For the first time #solar power was the largest #energy source in #Europe ☀️🇪🇺 with 22% of the production.

Followed by:
#Nuclear ☢️
#Wind 💨
#Naturalgas ⛽️
#Hydropower 🌊

Coal just 6 %. 15 EU countries are now coal-free 👍

Heat waves are getting more dangerous with climate change — and we may still be underestimating them | CNN The intensifying and expansive heat wave affecting around 150 million people in the United States from Wisconsin to Washington, DC, bears the hallmarks of human-caused global warming.

In the #US 🇺🇸 #heatwaves are the deadliest form of extreme #weather. 🥵🪭

New USC study links wildfire smoke exposure and heat stress to adverse birth outcomes Related News First genome-wide comparison of vapers and smokers finds similar DNA changes linked to disease risk August 12, 2024 Prenatal maternal stressors linked to higher blood pressure during firs...

Where there is smoke… 🔥

@USC study from #LA #California links #wildfire #smoke exposure and #heat stress to adverse birth outcomes.

Exposure during #pregnancy and even month before increased risk of having a small sized baby.

UK air pollution killing more than 500 people a week, doctors say Royal College of Physicians also says poor air quality costs country more than £500m a week

#Airpollution is a public #Health crisis the Royal College of Physicians say.

In #UK alone 500 people die weekly from dirty air and it costs the society 500 million £ weekly in ill health 🇬🇧💷

#CleanAir

Taming The High Seas: UN Ocean Treaty Nears Entry Into Force - Health Policy Watch The world is within striking distance of enforcing the first legally binding treaty to protect vast areas of waters beyond national jurisdictions that cover

The #ocean generates half of the #oxygen we breathe. It feeds 3 billion people and sustains 600 million livelihoods 🐠

A #UN treaty to protect the oceans was not reached at #UNOC3 . More countries need to ratify it . 🌊❤️

How does air pollution affect mental health? New study aimed to find out Research looked at records of 14,800 people in Bradford to see what happened after they moved to more polluted area

A #UK 🇬🇧 study showed that who relocated to an area with more particle #airpollution had an 11% greater risk of developing a new #mentalhealth problem, compared with the other movers. 🧠

Fish stocks collapsing. #Plastic #pollution choking #ecosystems. Carbon emissions driving ocean acidification & heating.

On #WorldOceansDay 🌊 let us hope that the #UNOC3 in #France 🇫🇷 will bring lasting solutions for our #oceans and our #health.

#SaveOurOcean

Elevated exposure to air pollutants accelerates primary glomerular disease progression ABSTRACT. Air pollution is a global problem and a major contributor to adverse health outcomes in patients of all ages. Most research has focused on the ad

We know that #airpollution is bad for your #health especially #heart 🫀and #lung 🫁 but growing evideshows that #kidneys are also affected

Elevated exposure to air pollutants accelerates primary glomerular disease progression academic.oup.com/ckj/article/...

The mystery rise of lung cancer in non-smokers The number of lung cancer cases in people who have never smoked is increasing. The disease is different from lung cancer caused by smoking, so what causes it?

#Airpollution is the second largest cause of #lung #cancer after #smoking 🫁

Nordic Doctors Statement on Planetary Health - filmrelease! - Läkare För Miljön

Please see the film 🍿 🎥 below on The Nordic Doctors Statement on Planetary Health 🌏❤️

#internationaldayofclimateaction
#climateactionday
#dayofclimateaction

lakareformiljon.se/nyheter/nord...

To all those celebrating
#EidulAdha2025 🌙

Research in @Nature shows how #microplastics in the air enter #plant leaves of #crops 🍃 🌽

This will have both #ecological and #health implications since both #animals and #humans will eat these crops 🤨

1 in 5 infant deaths in Europe and Central Asia linked to air pollution - UNICEF New UNICEF policy brief outlines latest data and policy recommendations to improve air quality and curb air pollution-related deaths and poor health among children

As a #pediatrician it is heartbreaking to hear this:

That 1/5 #infant deaths is linked to #airpollution according to ⁦‪⁦‪@UNICEF‬⁩ 🇺🇳

Stronger regulatory policies are needed!

#Tobacco is not only bad for your #health but also for the #environment 🚬🌏

#cigarettes,smokeless tobacco and #vapes cause plastic pollution with filters causing 2nd most #microplastic pollution worldwide.

‘I don’t want to be here. But we can’t go home’: what life is like for people forced to flee floods and fighting Around the globe, conflict and the climate crisis have caused 83.4m people – a record number – to become refugees within their own countries. Three people from Bangladesh, Sudan and Colombia tell thei...

#Bangladesh 🇧🇩 is one of the world’s most #climate-vulnerable countries. The number of internally displaced people due to natural #disasters has risen for four consecutive years and reached 2.4 million in 2024, according to the IDMC report.

An amazing achievement. The member states of @WHO approved the #pandemicaccord which will make the world a safer place and more ready for the next #pandemic 👏👏

#WHA78

A #nurse in #Bangladesh caring for a #child during the record breaking #Dengue season caused by climate change.

Today we celebrate the #HealthcareHeroes 😇 who are in the front line of the next global threat to our #health- #climatechange. 🌏

#Nurses live the reality of our decisions.

#ClimateActionNow

#InternationalNursesDay2025

Goodnight from #Sweden 🇸🇪

After I am done with the dishes I can rest my eye on this view 🌷

#windowview

Source: https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EHP14696

A study considered ALL the components of #airpollution near #Philadelphia #oil refineries #USA 🇺🇸🛢️

It increased the risk of damage to the people’s #brain 🧠, #lung 🫁 #kidneys 🫘, and #hormones.

Results that should support #lawmakers and regulators for stricter rules to protect our #health. ❤️

Two-thirds of global warming caused by world’s richest 10%, study finds Study authors argue progressive taxes on wealth and carbon-intensive investments could provide a solution.

The richest 10% of the world 🌏 also have the biggest possibility to make a change for the #environment but also for our #health 💚

#ClimateActionNow

www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

A recent #Sweden 🇸🇪 study published in @TheLancet and supported by @Sida shows that yearly 1.8 million people die of #airpollution in #India 🇮🇳

This means that 1/4 deaths in India is due to bad air.

A stark reminder of how #fossilfuels affects #health

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The Economist’s country of the year for 2024 The winner toppled a tyrant and seems headed for something better

And the winner is……

#Bangladesh 🇧🇩👏👏

#NewDelhi 1st #airpollution clinic offers help for physical illness and mental well-being caused by unhealthy air 💨

www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7403689

#Airpollution affects the brain development in #children a review study of 30 scientific papers show.

#cleanair

t.co/Xu9DlDdPTI

International talks on curbing plastic pollution fail to reach agreement Chair of talks in Busan says progress has been made but ‘a few critical issues’ are unresolved

Sad news for the plastic generations.

No international #plastictreaty was reached at #INC5 that would curb #plastic production and improve #recycling ♻️

#microplastic affects #health

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Death in the air’: How is life different in world’s most polluted city? India’s capital New Delhi is swamped by smog, and air pollution kills 2 million Indians a year. But some suffer more.

#India 🇮🇳 capital #NewDelhi is swamped by smog, and #airpollution kills 2 million Indians a year. But some suffer more.

#cleanair

www.aljazeera.com/amp/features...

(3/3) The solution to #NewDehli and #India 🇮🇳 20 story high waste dumt by burning 🔥 it in power plant was shown to be harmful to #environment and #health shown by @nytimes

Despite warnings from @giz_gmbh and @moefcc a second plant is being built.

(2/3) The New York Times @nytimes collected 150 samples through 2019-2023 around the waste to power plant in #NewDehli #India🇮🇳 showing dangerous #HeavyMetal levels which is bad for #health

#COP29

Delhi's waste-to-energy plants face scrutiny over health impacts Delhi's waste-to-energy plants, initially designed to tackle solid waste, are now under scrutiny amidst health concerns. Residents living nearby report issues like respiratory problems, sparking a leg...

(1/3)When waste to energy plants go really wrong…

An investigative article by @nytimes and a documentary by @IndiaToday below 👇 show the devastating #health consequences if #waste burning is left unregulated. ☠️

www.indiatoday.in/india/video/...