Nonviolent direct action then becomes the reasonable choice for responsible individuals.”The letter was organised by Bing Jones, a retired associate specialist haematologist from Sheffield, who said it had tapped into a growing concern in the medical profession about the climate crisis. “I am no expert in circulating or organising this sort of thing but within a few weeks we had over 1,000 doctors signed up,” he said. To limit the inevitable damage, we must act now.”Several doctors who signed the letter compared the environmental crisis a sick patient. Jones said doctors and medical professionals around the world were waking up to the climate crisis and could become a powerful voice in demanding urgent change. “There is a growing awareness that this environmental crisis is also a health crisis,” he said.

Source: The Guardian June 27, 2019 06:00 UTC