If it saves the life of just one polar bear ...

Let them bite down on plastic straws — oh, wait a minute …

NHS will ban anaesthetic gas in attempt to meet net zero targets despite top scientist claiming the move is 'not supported by climate science'

According to NHS England desflurane has a global warming potential 2,500 times greater than carbon dioxide. The health service has said the ban will help to reduce 'harmful emissions' and there are 'safe and clinically effective alternatives' already in use.

At a major conference of anaesthetists, Professor Dame Julia Slingo argued the 'decommissioning' of desflurane should be reversed because it's use should be based on what's best for the patient. 

During her keynote speech at the Association of Anaesthetists annual conference, Prof Dame Slingo said: 'Anaesthetic gases have a vanishing[ly] small effect ... lifetimes are too short and concentrations too low. They have no climate impact.'

Apparently, there are alternatives to this particular anesthetic, and they work well, but when “scientific” medical boards are dictating medical procedures and practices on political grounds, we’re in for an agonizing future.