Switch Off For Change

Switch off for the planet. Switch off for your pocket. Switch off for Ukraine.

Founded by doctors who want to #switchoffforchange

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Every Thurs 8pm we switch off for change for 1 hour. It's time to switch the narrative on energy - we need to reduce use, reduce waste, and divest from fossil fuels.

Switch off for the planet. For Ukraine. For the cost of living crisis.

@guardianeco @BBCNews @GretaThunberg

[Clare Richards (professional name: Clare Langley) @ClareRLangley]

@SwitchOffChange @IFSSHand @FESSHEurope @BSSHand Great talk …. Challenging us all to be greener at work.

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. @Medartis_Global the only industry rep here in the Green Hand Surgery talk (thank you) - you heard the room, we need sustainable packaging please! @IFSSHand @BSSHand @FESSHEurope

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"We must persuade ourselves" on green surgery by Dr Chen from China @IFSSHand @FESSHEurope @BSSHand

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Green surgery at @IFSSHand @FESSHEurope @BSSHand surgeons presenting experiences from Sierra Leone to Australia 👏👏👏

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Switch off for change at 8pm with us. Switch off for the planet, for yourself and for Ukraine #switchoffforchange
#Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar
#ClimateCrisis #BigPowerOff #CostOfLivingCrisis #energycrisis

[Fiona Mcdonald💙🇺🇦 @fionamac64]

Hey @eco_medics is anyone interested in a sustainability fellow FY3 level post at the Freeman hospital? NUTH has declared a climate emergency. Research the oncology patient pathway carbon footprint and inspire us to be more sustainable!

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@RCSnews @RCSEd @RCSI_Irl @GreenHWales @SBGreenGroup

[Professor Mark Maslin 👋 𝕏 @ProfMarkMaslin]

Why is climate 'doomism' going viral – and how do you fight it?

Climate doomism is the idea created by the #fossilfuel industry that we can do nothing about #globalwarming & we could go extinct.

This is so wrong!

We still have everything to fight for! https://t.co/eXyKnvgn0M

[Mums For Lungs @MumsForLungs]

@SwitchOffChange @eco_medics @RosamundAdoo_KD @EllaRobertaFdn Thank you for sharing this, and for doing what you do!

[hayley @ouijasurfboard2]

@SwitchOffChange @ECOWARRIORSS “Multiple” might be understating it. In 2018 the estimation was that emissions trapped the equivalent of four hundred thousand Hiroshima bombs every. day. Just apocalyptic.

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@ECOWARRIORSS Heard a point made yesterday that 1.1C rise is equal to energy from multiple Hiroshima bombs. Temp rise can be a misleading 'currency' to use because most can't understand what that might mean. 1.5C rise in temp will be catastrophic.

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@hattierocket @DrNickWatts @scarlettmcnally @NHS Community nurses on e-bikes - your team are indeed role models for healthy and green lifestyles. Great work 👏👏👏

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Great qs from audience for @DrNickWatts incl @scarlettmcnally on investment in cycling infrastructure for @NHS. Every Trust needs a cycle lead!

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@eco_medics @drlaurajane @ayanaeliza What a brilliant conference 👏👏👏👏 thank you again for having us!

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A thread on taking action from today's @eco_medics conference:

1) Respond to the UK Govt official consultation on setting new air pollution targets for England under the Environment Act 2021 @RosamundAdoo_KD @EllaRobertaFdn @MumsForLungs
https://t.co/GgkzWcaDF6 1/6

[“Greener Operations” Priority Setting Partnership @SusPeriopPSP]

@SwitchOffChange @CleoKenington Thanks for the mention @SwitchOffChange!

If anyone needs the link to the survey, here it is:

https://t.co/2TYBOghTW7

[Dr. Rosamund Adoo-KD CBE FBSA @EllaRobertaFdn]

Health professionals must empower themselves by their knowledge of the detrimental impact of dirty air on health. Air pollution is linked to most non-communicable diseases, in 2019 it caused 9M premature deaths. If we solve the Air Pollution crisis, we’ll solve the climate crisis

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6) Use the Climate Venn diagram, find something you're good at and something that brings you joy, and bring them together to take action for climate justice @drlaurajane @ayanaeliza 6/6

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5) Start a project from the @eco_medics QIP bank, and buy them a coffee for more free sustainable health events https://t.co/D72HOdGcuJ 5/6