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Microplastics and Health

A vital topic covered on BBC Radio Scotland with presenter Connie McLaughlin, myself, and Dr Chris Smith discussing microplastics and health. Doctors have warned of potentially life-threatening effects from plastic pollution after finding substantially raised risk of strokes, heart attacks and earlier death in people whose blood vessels were contaminated with microscopic plastics.

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Relationship with Oil and Gas

With the Rosebank oil field green-lit for development, what does it say about our relationship with oil and gas, both now and for future generations?

Listen to this BBC Radio 4 programme where I contribute to the discussion around oil and gas, and the impact of new oil fields.

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2023 Hottest Year

2023 is the hottest year on record. It “smashed” the record for the hottest year by a huge margin, providing “dramatic testimony” of how much warmer and more dangerous today’s climate is from the cooler one in which human civilisation developed.

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Sustainable Christmas

Christmas can be a time of excess and waste, but luckily there are ways to avoid it! It was great to come on BBC Radio 5 Live on Christmas Day and Boxing Day to share some of my tips and tricks for a more sustainable festive period!

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