Air pollution

Committee

Climate Change Member Reference Group

Working with members across the UK, the Climate Change Member Reference Group advises on climate-related health challenges and leads initiatives to protect future generations.

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Greener paediatrics: Policy context

The NHS is legally committed to achieving Net Zero, but structural and workforce barriers hinder progress. This policy context page explores the roles of government, NHS bodies, Royal Colleges, and clinicians in delivering sustainable healthcare that protects children’s health today and secures a gr...

Public health

Air pollution

Climate change

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Greener paediatrics: A good practice guide to sustainable asthma care

This good practice guide for health professionals summarises the key points for sustainable asthma care highlighted within the BTS, NICE, SIGN guidance on asthma, including some additional sustainable practice recommendations from RCPCH Climate Change Member Reference Group (CC-MRG).

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Greener paediatrics: Sub-specialties

We present insights to empower paediatricians working in different sub-specialties to embed sustainable healthcare into everyday practice, improving outcomes for children while reducing environmental care. It complements clinical guidance, and, in most cases best evidence-based care is the most sust...

Health policy

Paediatric sub-specialty

Public health

Air pollution

Climate change

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Greener paediatrics: Toolkit

This practical toolkit will help paediatric services embed sustainability into everyday care. It offers clear steps, tools and resources to support the NHS Net Zero ambition while maintaining safe, high-quality care for children and young people.

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Reflecting on two years of the RCPCH clean air programme

27 November 2025

Our Climate Change Manager, Fliss, shares lessons on pollution, inequality and child health and the collective action that shapes meaningful progress for children and their families.

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FPH, RCPCH and BACAPH – joint statement on re-introduction of the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill

3 November 2025

The UK Faculty of Public Health (FPH), the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), and the British Association for Child and Adolescent Public Health (BACAPH) strongly support the re-introduction of the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill.

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RCPCH responds to the introduction of Awaab’s Law

28 October 2025

Awaab’s Law, introduced on 27 October 2025, will be a step change for children as the new law seeks to improve housing conditions and tenant safety in social housing.

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What can a tree teach us about climate action and community?

6 August 2025

Lucy Reynolds, a paediatrician in Glasgow and member of the RCPCH Climate Change group has fallen in love with a tree - and it's taught her much about community and climate action. She tells us what we might achieve together.

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Clean Air Day One month on

18 July 2025

It's been a busy month in the 'Clean Air' world, writes Dr Harry Apperley, who was until recently an RCPCH Clinical Fellow in our Heath Policy team. While there are often peaks of activity, it's gratifying and inspiring to see how the quieter periods of graft and grind come to fruition.