The Environmental Audit Committee will investigate the effect of environmental damage and climate change on health. The inquiry will examine this emerging field, including the use of technology to mitigate risks, global interdisciplinary collaborations, and action taken by the UK Government. The Committee is particularly interested in the risks relating to nutrition for UK and global human populations.
Witnesses Professor Georgina Mace, Professor of Biodiversity and Ecosystems, University College London, Dr Mark Mulligan, Head of the Department of Geography, King's College London, Professor Peter Cox, Professor of Climate System Dynamics, University of ExeterDr Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet, Sonia Roschnik, Director, Sustainable Development Unit, Matt Shardlow, Chief Executive Officer, BugLife- the Invertebrate Conservation Trust
Witnesses Sir Patrick Vallance, Government Chief Scientific Advisor, Professor Chris Whitty, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department of Health and Social Care, Professor Ian Boyd, Chief Scientific Advisor, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Professor Charlotte Watts, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for International Development, and Professor Phil Blythe, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport; Dr Thérèse Coffey MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State and David Rutley MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Kit Malthouse MP, Minister of State for Housing, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Jonathan Marron, Director General, Community and Social Care, Department for Health and Social Care, and Professor Paul Cosford, Director of Health Protection and Medical Director, Public Health England (at 11.15am).
Witnesses Professor Mike Davies, University College London, Professor Yvonne Rydin, University College London, Dr Anastasia Mylona, Head of Research, Chartered Institution of Building Services EngineersDaniel Black, Independent consultant and company Director, Daniel Black and Associates, Mr Lawrie Robertson, Head of Strategic Planning, BuroHappold Engineering, Councillor Paulette Hamilton, Holyhead Ward, Birmingham City Council, Rachel Huxley, Director of Knowledge and Learning, C40 Cities