BMJ 2012;344:e2232 doi: 10.1136/bmj.e2232 (Published 22 March 2012)
EDITOR'S CHOICE Will doctors now take a lead on climate change? Fiona Godlee editor, BMJ
Last week was Climate Week in the UK, featuring a host of
on the political agenda when the problems of the global economy
awareness raising activities across the country. And next
are so pressing. The question is, can we find a new economics
Wednesday, 28 March, is NHS Sustainability Day (
that doesn’t rely on environmentally catastrophic growth, and
). So it seems a good moment to be publishing our
In his introduction to the Spotlight Tony Delamothe finds one
Spotlight on climate change. The seven articles have been
ray of sunshine: that low carbon economies can improve health
specially commissioned from among the speakers at last year’s
(doi:10.1136/bmj.e2207). In their article, Andy Haines and
high level conference on climate change, hosted by the BMJ in
Carlos Dora explain that health professionals are uniquely placed
partnership with a consortium of other organisations
to promote policies that are good for the planet and for people
(doi:10.1136/bmj.e1018). Whether doctors are willing to take
In case there are any remaining doubters reading the BMJ, we
a lead on this remains to be seen and is the subject of this week’s
begin with the science. “No science is ever completely settled,”
writes Chris Rapley in the first article (doi:10.1136/bmj.e1026).
Elsewhere this week you can read the first in a new occasional
“However, among the tens of thousands of scientists working
series of “Not so stories.” Lisa Schwartz and Steven Woloshin
in the field of climate science worldwide there is almost
have spent much of their professional lives highlighting
complete agreement that our climate system is changing, and
distortions in the way medical research is reported, whether in
that human activities are the predominant driving force.” Equally
journals, drug advertisements, or the media. They’ve helped
firmly agreed upon are the risks to health and life, summarised
demystify medical statistics for lay people, and especially for
by Tony McMichael and colleagues—risks that are already
journalists, who are key to ensuring that research is accurately
realities for many of the world’s more vulnerable people (doi:10.
presented to the public. Knowing that the BMJ itself is not
immune to the many potential pitfalls in reporting research, we
What is less clear is how to reduce or even start to reverse the
asked them to tell some stories that would educate us and arm
damage before it’s too late. I agree with Robin Stott that a global
BMJ readers against being misled. Their first, about the
policy of “contraction and convergence” offers the best hope
Alzheimer’s drug donepezil bodes well for the series but badly
for our future, addressing climate change and social inequity
for patients (doi:10.1136/bmj.e1086).
(doi:10.1136/bmj.e1765). But the political will to achieve this
remains elusive. Public engagement and greater efforts to
convince politicians will be needed to keep climate change high
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