Net Positive Centre

We are a leading national hub focused on net positive solutions to health and climate change. Climate change is having major impacts on our health, from heat related illnesses, to risks of infectious diseases, to mental health effects. The UK is facing increasing challenges from these issues and a new ‘net-positive’ approach is needed - reducing negative health impacts and maximising the positive outcomes of climate mitigation and adaptation. The Net Positive Centre is focused on identifying solutions, such as the design of our urban environments, our green and blue spaces, or through food systems, so that we can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adapt to climate change and better respond to emerging health threats. We are a national focus for research, networking and capacity building, led by The University of Exeter, together with UK Health Security Agency, Forest Research and the National Trust and a wider partnership. Through scientific advances, policy advice and innovation we are addressing climate-environment-health inequalities across different age groups and communities.