Katherine Barraclough is a consultant nephrologist from Melbourne, Australia, with a particular interest in the intersection between planetary and human health. She is Chair of the Australia New Zealand Society of Nephrology Green Nephrology Special Interest Group and a member of Doctors for the Environment Australia, sitting on both the Victorian State and National Biodiversity Committees. She strongly believes that health professionals need to more than simply care for those who are ill – they also have a central role to play in ensuring that healthy, stable environments exist so that current and future generations can thrive.