Thread by @DoctorsXr

This morning, doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers blocked HM Treasury, to call on the government to stop financing fossil fuels in the name of public health. #ActNow #ForHealthsSake #WorldHealthDay #PaidToPollute (1/6) ⬇️

Our leading medical institutions have also called for the government to "End subsidies for oil and gas extraction and redirect funds to green industry"
@RCP @BMA @RCPsych @RCPCH and @RCOG
Letter here: bit.ly/3JbKESG (2/6) ⬇️

It is vital for human health that we get off fossil fuels as soon as possible in a just & fair transition for everyone. Failure to reach 1.5C would mean a 'catastrophic harm to health that will be impossible to reverse' -so said the @NEJM @BMJ @Lancet
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The UK is giving millions of pounds of public money to Oil majors like Shell and BP through tax incentives. This means the UK takes barely $2/barrel in tax compared to Norway which takes over $20/barrel.(4/6) ⬇️

Taking that money back, from Oil and Gas companies record profits, we could power up our clean energy supply, fund an insulation drive, and support the poorest people through the energy crisis. (5/6) ⬇️

“Climate activists are sometimes depicted as dangerous radicals, but the truly dangerous radicals are countries increasing the production of fossil fuels. Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is moral & economic madness”- @antonioguterres @UN @UNFCCC @IPCC_CH (6/6)