May 29, 2012 - ...Muenster, said the 22 gigawatts of solar power per hour fed into the national grid on Saturday met nearly 50 percent of the nation’s midday electricity needs. “Never before anywhere has a country produced as much photovoltaic electricity,” Allnoch told Reuters. “Germany came close to the 20 gigawatt (GW) mark a few times in recent weeks. But this was the first time we made it over.” The record-breaking amount of solar power shows one of the world’s leading industrial nations was able to meet a third of its electricity needs on a work day, Friday, and nearly half on Saturday...
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Coal is a major source of rising greenhouse gas causing climate change. The burning of coal emits hazardous air pollutants, including particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxide, mercury and arsenic. Australia has one of the most carbon intensive and polluting electricity supplies in the world. By investing in renewable energy sources and rapidly transitioning from fossil fuels, we can save lives and improve health immediately due to improved local environments, prevent unmanageable climate change with its associated devastating health consequences, and make sound economic investments in Australia’s future. FACTSHEETS ON COAL Health Toll of Coal – each step of the coal to energy process negatively impacts human health (June 2017) Underground coal gasification (October 2012) DEA SUBMISSIONS RELATED TO BIODIVERSITY NSW inquiry into costs of dealing with coal ash repositories (Feb 2020) The fossil gas industry is a major source of the powerful greenhouse gas methane which is responsible for around 25% of global heating. Gas also contributes significantly to rising levels of carbon dioxide. FACTSHEETS ON OIL AND GAS #Turnoffthegas - VIDEO: Doctors for the Environment Australia members urge the Morrison Government to seek an alternative to a gas led recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. Home gas appliances and your health (Dec 2019) – all gas burning appliances produce pollutants that can reduce indoor air quality, and cause or exacerbate illness Why doctors are concerned about a ‘gas-led recovery’ from the pandemic – Six FAQ Oil spills and health don’t mix – this fact sheet outlines the known health impacts of oil spills and the risks to the health of those who clean them up (June 2019) Underground coal gasification (October 2012) POLICY PAPER AND POSITION STATEMENT ON OIL AND GAS Onshore Oil and Gas Policy Background paper (2019) A comprehensive review of all referenced literature on the health harms of the mining of gas. By Professors David Shearman and Melissa Haswell. Onshore Oil and Gas Policy paper – Executive Summary (2019) The implications for human health and wellbeing of expanding gas mining in Australia Onshore Oil and Gas Mining and human health – DEA’s Position Statement Leadership on addressing climate change involves an urgent increase in the use of renewable energy to replace greenhouse gas-producing fossil fuels. The use of fossil fuels for energy production is harmful to health both within Australia and internationally. The co-benefits of renewable energy are a reduction in the huge health costs from fossil fuel pollution. A more rapid increase in renewable energy deployment is essential in fulfilling Australia’s commitment to green-house emission abatement and in holding world temperature rise to less than 2°C, in accordance with the Paris Agreement. Transport is both a major source of greenhouse gas increases and an important source of air pollution causing multiple health problems. Active transport in walking and cycling mitigates both these effects and reduces the incidence of diabetes, obesity and hypertension by reducing sedentary behaviours. Investment in efficient electrified public transport is an investment in health. Transport position statement – transport, climate change and air quality The way our public buildings and private dwellings are built and the sort of energy they require are important factors in mitigating climate change and optimising a liveable environment. Urban design to promote green spaces and reduce vehicle pollution brings multiple health benefits. Coal
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Gas extraction is polluting. Good health is dependent on having clean air, clean water, a safe sustainable food supply and a stable climate. There are serious threats to these determinants of health from unconventional gas development. They relate to water, land and air pollution by chemicals used and mobilised in the process, water security, degradation of productive agricultural land, community health and loss of livelihood and landscape. Renewable Energy
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Coal’s Control of Government
August 11, 2011 - ...safety. In this new mode labour costs were relatively minor; between 1950 and 1966 employment in NSW coal mines decreased by 40% while output doubled. These new levels of efficiency put Australia on a trajectory of ever greater production and exports. Australia is now the fourth largest coal producer in the world behind China, the USA and India. Of the known recoverable resources, Australia has 10.6% of the world’s black coal and 8.9% of world’s brown coal and at current rates of extraction these are expected to last 111 years and 539 years respectively. With over three-quarters of electricity derived...
Dr John Iser: Some of these hot days are unliveable days
January 27, 2022 - ...of Doctors for the Environment Australia Dr John Iser. “Some of these hot days are unlivable days, we have temperatures in central and north-western Australia that are over 50 degrees.” Earlier this month, data found the past seven years had been the seven warmest on record despite the La Nina weather pattern. The report showed the world has already warmed between 1.1 and 1.3 degrees above pre-industrial levels. The world’s oceans also recorded their hottest year in more than 60 years with greenhouse gases driving increasing temperatures. Read more in the Sydney Morning Herald. Originally published 27th January, 2022. Share this...
Moylan’s anti-coal message is an international one
January 11, 2013 - ...Australia is on course to treble its export of coal by 2020. This will exceed ten-fold the expected emission savings from present government (and opposition) policy. The facts and figures of the Australian role in increasing world emissions have also been detailed by Peter Christoff, Ruth Colagiuri and Emily Morrice and Sonya Duus. Climate change from greenhouse gas emissions is one of the greatest health issues of the century according to the World Health Organization. The ethics are clear. The burning of coal will change the earth irrevocably and confer human harm for many decades and possibly centuries. This is...
Owning solar panels in South Australia has become more attractive!
September 9, 2008 - This article describes the Feed-In Scheme for Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Installations in South Australia Despite the expansive debate on reducing the world’s green house emissions, they continue to rise. As detailed by the Worldwatch Institute, in 2007, carbon emissions from fossil fuel combustion worldwide reached an estimated 8.2 billion tons, which was 2.8 percent more than in 2006-and 22 percent above the total in 2000. The United States and Europe accounted for roughly 4 and 3 percent, respectively, of the growth during this decade. India contributed 8 percent, and China, a staggering 57 percent. Despite the rapid increase, China’s 18.3...