Climate change

In our centenary year 2022, the Scottish Paediatric Society is pleased to announce the Scottish Paediatric Society Prize for Research related to the Effect of Climate Change on Children and Young People.

In January 2022, we responded to a consultation by the Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA), on behalf of the Northern Ireland Executive, on the draft Environment Strategy. RCPCH Ireland responded to draft Outcomes 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6.

As we advocate for children and young people's health and wellbeing, we have a responsibility to address the impact of climate change, which is described by the World Health Organisation as the "defining health challenge of our time". This action plan, published in January 2022, outlines our specifi...

Our overall aim is to provide College members with appropriate support and resources to enable them to practice sustainable healthcare. We outline the background, aims and actions of this workstream of our climate change working group focused on support for members.

Our overall aim is to lead the way in decarbonising the work of the college and to support the College in beginning its longer-term journey to becoming a net zero organisation by 2040. We outline the background, aims and actions of this workstream of our climate change working group focused on the C...

Our overall aim is for RCPCH to be at the forefront of taking action on climate change and promoting sustainability within healthcare and act as an example for other medical Royal Colleges. We outline the background, aims and actions of this workstream of our climate change working group focused on ...