UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

What UK Health Alliance on Climate Change does

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change (UKHACC) is a UK-based charitable coalition founded in 2017 that became an independent registered charity in April 2023 (Charity registration no. 1200769). It functions as a coordinating and advocacy body rather than a commercial enterprise: it aggregates 46 member organizations — including medical Royal Colleges, healthcare professional associations, and health charities — that collectively represent approximately 1,050,000 health professionals. Its mission is to address climate change as a health emergency by producing evidence-based policy recommendations, educating clinicians, and influencing UK government decisions on energy transition, food systems, biodiversity, and sustainable healthcare.

UKHACC's outputs are policy reports, briefings, educational resources, and events rather than technology products. Key publications include the Green Surgery Report (a landmark assessment of decarbonizing surgical care), the Biodiversity, Climate Change and Health Policy Report, the annual Lancet Countdown UK Policy Brief, the Carbon Literacy Guide, and a Health Emergency of Climate Change educational series. The Alliance organized its first Net Zero Clinical Care conference with BMJ in October 2023, drawing over 2,000 attendees, and operates a Climate Health Spokesperson Network launched in May 2023. Partnerships with BMJ Publishing Group, Greener NHS / NHS England, Healthcare Without Harm, the Global Climate and Health Alliance, the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, and academic bodies (e.g., Priestley International Centre for Climate) anchor both its domestic and international advocacy reach.

UKHACC is funded by grants and sponsorship rather than product revenue; all resources and membership are provided free of charge. Its office is registered with BMJ Publishing Group at Tavistock Square, London. Leadership comprises Richard Smith (Chair, former BMJ editor and CEO) and Prof Hugh Montgomery OBE (Co-Chair). The Alliance is governed by a Board of Trustees, has no parent company, and operates exclusively in the United Kingdom with global partnerships but no commercial distribution outside the UK.

Name

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

Legal name

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change

Website

https://ukhealthalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change is an independent UK charity (founded 2017, charity no. 1200769) coordinating 46 health professional organizations representing about 1,050,000 clinicians to advocate for evidence-based climate and health policy through reports, briefings, and events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate and Health Policy Advocacy

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC) (BPADAIAL), Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Carbon Neutrality/Claims Strategy & Communications (claims substantiation, greenwashing risk) (EUABAKAK)

Keywords

• Climate health advocacy
• Health policy coalition
• Sustainable healthcare
• Environmental health policy
• Net zero healthcare

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable grants and sponsorship: UKHACC operates as a registered charity (no. 1200769) funded through grants and sponsorship that align with their charitable purpose of protecting environmental and human health.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UKHACC is a charitable coalition of 46 health professional organisations that collectively advocates for climate and health policy in the UK. It produces evidence-based policy reports, briefings, educational resources (such as the Carbon Literacy Guide and Green Surgery Report), and an annual Lancet Countdown UK Policy Brief, and organises conferences such as Net Zero Clinical Care to influence UK government and health system action on climate change.

Product overview

UK Health Alliance on Climate Change is a charitable alliance of health organizations that serves as a coordination and advocacy body rather than a technology product company. The organization offers a portfolio of policy reports, educational resources, guidance documents, and annual reports focused on climate change and health intersection. Key products include the Green Surgery Report, Biodiversity Climate Change and Health Policy Report, Carbon Literacy Guide, Lancet Countdown UK Policy Brief, and various policy briefings on topics including clean air, sustainable diets, and fossil fuel divestment. The organization also organizes conferences and maintains a network of climate health spokespersons. These offerings are primarily publications, advocacy materials, and educational content rather than software products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Green Surgery Report Landmark policy report providing a detailed account of how to reduce the environmental impact of surgical care while maintaining high quality patient care, intended for health professionals, Royal Colleges, and UK policymakers.
• Biodiversity, Climate Change and Health Policy Report Two-part policy report describing the impacts of biodiversity loss on land and oceans on human health, with recommendations to reduce biodiversity loss, restore nature, and achieve climate goals; aimed at UK policymakers and health organisations.
• Net Zero Clinical Care Conference Annual conference co-organised with BMJ for healthcare professionals focused on achieving the NHS net zero target by 2040, providing education and collaboration on sustainable clinical care.
• Lancet Countdown UK Policy Brief Annual UK policy brief produced with British Medical Association, Royal College of Nursing, Royal College of Psychiatrists, and Royal College of Physicians, calling for action on fossil fuels, air pollution, and green space.
• Carbon Literacy Guide Educational guide providing awareness of how everyday activities generate carbon emissions and the knowledge to reduce them at individual, community, and organisational levels; targeted at health professionals and member organisations.
• Health Emergency of Climate Change Series 10-part educational series by the Royal Society of Medicine covering the impact of climate change on human health across respiratory, dermatology, cardiovascular, mental health, and sustainability topics.
• Education for Sustainable Healthcare Curriculum framework for medical education on sustainable healthcare, published by Medical Schools Council, with implementation resources for postgraduate training; aimed at medical educators and training institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 46 member organizations representing 1,050,000 health professionals by end of 2023
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• BMJ Publishing GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBMJ serves as the hosting organization for UKHACC's office location. They co-organize the annual Net Zero Clinical Care conference and BMJ publishes related content on climate and health.
• Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate ChangecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUKHACC produces the annual UK policy brief for the Lancet Countdown, synthesizing findings on health and climate change for UK policy makers.
• Greener NHS / NHS EnglandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on achieving net zero NHS, with UKHACC providing policy expertise and advocacy to support the NHS net zero ambition.
• Centre for Sustainable HealthcaremajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization working on sustainable healthcare education and implementation, with shared resources and events.
• Global Action PlanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on air pollution projects, including the National GP project to mobilize health professionals on air pollution messaging.
• Clean Air FundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on clean air policy work, including commissioning reports on pathway to healthy air in the UK.
• Eating Better AlliancemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint work on sustainable diets, including surveys of health professionals and policy messaging guides for food system advocacy.
• Climate CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'This Report Comes With A Health Warning' climate and health report.
• Priestley International Centre for ClimateminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner on the climate and health vulnerability report.
• Healthcare Without HarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational collaboration on healthcare sustainability and fossil fuel phase-out advocacy.
• Global Climate and Health AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational alliance collaboration on global climate and health advocacy, including the Healthy Climate Prescription letter.
• Climate Mental Health NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on resources about the link between extreme weather and mental health.
• Point of Care FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Schwartz Rounds focused on climate and ecological emergency for healthcare staff.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Global Climate and Health Alliance: Global coalition of health organizations advocating on climate and health. Operates as the international analogue to UKHACC's UK-focused coalition model, with overlapping membership (e.g., Healthcare Without Harm) and shared policy briefs.
• Global Action Plan: UK behaviour-change charity mobilising professionals and communities on air pollution, sustainable living, and food systems. Comparable to UKHACC on community-led GTM, professional-mobilisation programming, and air pollution advocacy partnership work.
• Centre for Sustainable Healthcare: UK-registered charity that educates and equips health professionals to deliver sustainable healthcare. Directly comparable to UKHACC on UK-focused clinical sustainability programming, education resources, and NHS partnership approach.
• Healthcare Without Harm: International coalition working to decarbonise healthcare systems. Directly comparable to UKHACC through shared mission, partner relationships, and focus on transforming clinical practice and supply chains for climate sustainability.

Emerging players

• Clean Air Fund: Philanthropic initiative funding clean-air advocacy worldwide. Comparable to UKHACC on clean-air policy work and overlapping partnership (e.g., UK National GP air pollution project) but with a funder, rather than coalition, role.
• Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment (Imperial College London): Academic institute producing climate-change research and policy analysis, including co-development with UKHACC of health-and-climate public resources. Comparable on UK climate-health evidence production, though academic rather than coalition-led.

Broad incumbents

• Friends of the Earth: Established UK environmental advocacy organization. Comparable on UK climate-policy advocacy footprint and coalition-style campaigning, but with a much broader environmental agenda beyond health.
• Climate Coalition: Largest UK coalition of civil society organizations campaigning on climate change. Comparable as a UK-wide coalition engaging the public on climate but with a broader cross-sector remit than UKHACC's health-only focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/UKHealthClimate

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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