Dr Daniel Novak
@drdanielnovak.bsky.social
Climate solutions for health ❤️🌏.
Paediatrician. Associate professor in Paediatrics Sweden 🇸🇪 Formerly diplomat Bangladesh 🇧🇩.
Paediatrician. Associate professor in Paediatrics Sweden 🇸🇪 Formerly diplomat Bangladesh 🇧🇩.
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
A circular way of thinking about the way we use our planetary resources. 🌏
Read what they have achieved 👇
#sustainabilty
#greeneconomy
‘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
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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
A circular way of thinking about the way we use our planetary resources. 🌏
Read what they have achieved 👇
#sustainabilty
#greeneconomy
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 👍
Followed by:
#Nuclear ☢️
#Wind 💨
#Naturalgas ⛽️
#Hydropower 🌊
Coal just 6 %. 15 EU countries are now coal-free 👍
In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power Last Month
e360.yale.edu
July 12, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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 👍
Followed by:
#Nuclear ☢️
#Wind 💨
#Naturalgas ⛽️
#Hydropower 🌊
Coal just 6 %. 15 EU countries are now coal-free 👍
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.
@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.
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...
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June 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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.
@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.
#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
In #UK alone 500 people die weekly from dirty air and it costs the society 500 million £ weekly in ill health 🇬🇧💷
#CleanAir
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
www.theguardian.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
#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
In #UK alone 500 people die weekly from dirty air and it costs the society 500 million £ weekly in ill health 🇬🇧💷
#CleanAir
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 . 🌊❤️
A #UN treaty to protect the oceans was not reached at #UNOC3 . More countries need to ratify it . 🌊❤️
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
healthpolicy-watch.news
June 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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. 🧠
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
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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
On #WorldOceansDay 🌊 let us hope that the #UNOC3 in #France 🇫🇷 will bring lasting solutions for our #oceans and our #health.
#SaveOurOcean
June 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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
On #WorldOceansDay 🌊 let us hope that the #UNOC3 in #France 🇫🇷 will bring lasting solutions for our #oceans and our #health.
#SaveOurOcean
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/...
Elevated exposure to air pollutants accelerates primary glomerular disease progression academic.oup.com/ckj/article/...
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
academic.oup.com
June 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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/...
Elevated exposure to air pollutants accelerates primary glomerular disease progression academic.oup.com/ckj/article/...
Please see the film 🍿 🎥 below on The Nordic Doctors Statement on Planetary Health 🌏❤️
#internationaldayofclimateaction
#climateactionday
#dayofclimateaction
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#internationaldayofclimateaction
#climateactionday
#dayofclimateaction
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Nordic Doctors Statement on Planetary Health - filmrelease! - Läkare För Miljön
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June 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Please see the film 🍿 🎥 below on The Nordic Doctors Statement on Planetary Health 🌏❤️
#internationaldayofclimateaction
#climateactionday
#dayofclimateaction
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#internationaldayofclimateaction
#climateactionday
#dayofclimateaction
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To all those celebrating
#EidulAdha2025 🌙
#EidulAdha2025 🌙
June 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
To all those celebrating
#EidulAdha2025 🌙
#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 🤨
This will have both #ecological and #health implications since both #animals and #humans will eat these crops 🤨
June 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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 🤨
This will have both #ecological and #health implications since both #animals and #humans will eat these crops 🤨
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!
That 1/5 #infant deaths is linked to #airpollution according to @UNICEF 🇺🇳
Stronger regulatory policies are needed!
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
www.unicef.org
June 2, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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!
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.
#cigarettes,smokeless tobacco and #vapes cause plastic pollution with filters causing 2nd most #microplastic pollution worldwide.
WHO raises alarm on tobacco industry environmental impact
WHO has today revealed new information on the extent to which tobacco damages both the environment and human health, calling for steps to make the industry more accountable for the destruction it is c...
www.who.int
May 31, 2025 at 6:49 AM
#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.
#cigarettes,smokeless tobacco and #vapes cause plastic pollution with filters causing 2nd most #microplastic pollution worldwide.
#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.
‘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...
www.theguardian.com
May 25, 2025 at 8:32 AM
#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
#WHA78
It's official: the #PandemicAccord is officially adopted by the World Health Assembly!
My warmest congratulations to @who.int Member States for their commitment to keeping their people and the world safer.
What a moment in global health history. Together!
My warmest congratulations to @who.int Member States for their commitment to keeping their people and the world safer.
What a moment in global health history. Together!
May 21, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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
#WHA78
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
#Nurses live the reality of our decisions.
#ClimateActionNow
#InternationalNursesDay2025
May 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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
#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
After I am done with the dishes I can rest my eye on this view 🌷
#windowview
May 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Goodnight from #Sweden 🇸🇪
After I am done with the dishes I can rest my eye on this view 🌷
#windowview
After I am done with the dishes I can rest my eye on this view 🌷
#windowview
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. ❤️
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. ❤️
May 11, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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. ❤️
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. ❤️
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...
#ClimateActionNow
www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...
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.
www.aljazeera.com
May 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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...
#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...
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...
December 21, 2024 at 7:37 AM
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...
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...
#NewDelhi 1st #airpollution clinic offers help for physical illness and mental well-being caused by unhealthy air 💨
www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7403689
www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7403689
Can choking smog create mental health issues? In heavily polluted New Delhi, doctors believe it does
www.cbc.ca
December 12, 2024 at 9:14 PM
#NewDelhi 1st #airpollution clinic offers help for physical illness and mental well-being caused by unhealthy air 💨
www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7403689
www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7403689
#Airpollution affects the brain development in #children a review study of 30 scientific papers show.
#cleanair
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#cleanair
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December 12, 2024 at 9:09 PM
#Airpollution affects the brain development in #children a review study of 30 scientific papers show.
#cleanair
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#cleanair
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