May 13, 2019 - It is important for the development of the vital renewable energy industry that appropriate developments proceed in order to build the skill base and employment opportunities for people working in ...
Climate Change
Human pressure on the natural environment is widening and escalating. Environmental threats to human wellbeing, health and survival has become evident over the past two to three decades.
Doctors for the Environment Australia seeks to raise awareness of the risks to local and global human health – present and future – from environmentally damaging and disruptive technological choices and related short-term economic priorities.
DEA is focussed on human-induced climate change, widely regarded as now the most serious, and growing, worldwide threat to human health and survival and to social stability.
Climate Change Resources
POLICY PAPER AND POSITION STATEMENT ON CLIMATE CHANGE
DEA Policy: Action on climate change and health – governance and strategy : the need for federal leadership and new Commonwealth laws to guide climate change mitigation and adaptation with a focus on present and future threats.
FACTSHEETS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Heatwaves and Health (Jan 2020)
Bushfires and Health: our fire-prone continent is at particular risk from the impacts of climate change, and we are experiencing more extreme heat events, an increase in severe fire danger days and a longer fire season. (Dec 2017)
Severe storms, floods and your health (March 2017)
PRESENTATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Webinar on climate change and health for medical practitioners (March 2021)
PowerPoint presentation that details why climate change and sustainability is core business for health professionals and an essential part of health education. (July 2018)
DEA SUBMISSIONS RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Zali Steggall’s climate change Bills (Nov 2020)
Food Security in a Changing Climate
May 9, 2019 - Food Security in a Changing Climate: This video is a reminder of the threat posed to our climate, our water, our oceans and our agriculture by oil and gas exploration ...
Doctors declare a climate emergency and call on governments to support the move
April 3, 2019 - Doctors from across the country will today gather in Hobart to declare a Climate Emergency. They will also call on Australia’s federal and state governments and councils to adequately respond ...
Review of the South Australian Public Health Act 2011 submission
January 31, 2019 - DEA is pleased to comment as a ‘relevant health organisation’ on the operation of the South Australian Public Health Act 2011. DEA notes that the review is intended to consider ...
Mineral Resources (Galilee Basin) Amendment Bill 2018 Submission
January 25, 2019 - The Queensland government is considering a new bill – the Mineral Resources (Galilee Basin) Amendment Bill 2018 – that would effectively stop all coal mining in the Galilee Basin. DEA ...
An Australian Healthcare Sustainability Unit (HSU) – DEA Proposal
January 10, 2019 - A Healthcare Sustainability Unit (HSU) would assist the Australian health care system (primary, secondary and tertiary) to deliver quality health care in environmentally and financially sustainable ways. A HSU could ...
Why We Need Forests and Native Vegetation for Our Health
January 10, 2019 - Forests and native vegetation like grasslands, wetlands and woodlands support our health and the environment in which we live. From purifying our air and water to providing food, medicines and ...
How Land Clearing Harms Our Health
January 10, 2019 - Forests and native vegetation like grasslands, wetlands and woodlands are vital to our wellbeing yet in Australia we are currently seeing an explosion in land clearing. This has wide ranging ...
AGL APA Gas Import Jetty and Pipeline Project (December 2018)
December 31, 2018 - DEA’s overarching concern is clear evidence of the substantial and rising greenhouse gas footprint of Australia’s expanding gas and oil industry that threatens efforts to urgently reduce emissions and mitigate ...
Mt Piper Power Station License Review (December 2018)
December 18, 2018 - Along with Mt Piper Power Station License Review, submissions were also submitted for the Eraring Power Station and the Vales Point Power Station in New South Wales. The original expectations ...
Energy Security Board – Draft Detailed Design of the National Energy Guarantee Consultation Paper (July 2018)
July 12, 2018 - DEA’s submission to the detailed design consultation paper emphasises that, once again, the Energy Security Board (ESB) has completely failed to consider any of the health problems and health costs ...
NEG – Draft Detailed Design for Consultation – Commonwealth Elements (July 2018)
July 6, 2018 - The Federal Government’s proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG) is being presented as a bipartisan solution to electrical energy supply. However, DEA agrees with energy experts that this proposal only entrenches ...
Summary framework for consultation: SA DRAFT State Public Health Plan 2019-2024
June 20, 2018 - South Australia’s second state public health plan is currently under development. The DEA(SA) committee recently prepared a submission commenting on the draft summary framework for the new plan, highlighting opportunities for increased ...
Interim Emissions Reduction Targets for Victoria
May 8, 2018 - DEA is concerned by the outlook for human and planetary health of inadequate control of global warming and climate change. In a submission to the Victorian government on emissions reduction ...
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are important
April 6, 2018 - The United Nations sets these goals not just for developing countries but for all countries including Australia. Although Australia has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, our ...
DEA Policy: Action on Climate Change and Health; Governance and Strategy
March 8, 2018 - To address the health impacts of climate change – the greatest global health threat of the 21st century – national leadership and reform of governance are urgently needed. This policy ...
Submission to the Government of South Australia: SA Health on the Review of the State Public Health Plan – South Australia: A Better Place to Live
February 26, 2018 - In this submission DEA analyses the current SA public health plan in the light of our submission; South Australia: A Better Place to Live 2013.We conclude it is necessary to show ...
Bushfires and Health in a Changing Environment: Fact sheet
December 20, 2017 - Bushfires have always been a part of the Australian ecology, but now that ecology is changing. Extreme fire weather has increased in Australia over the last 30 years. Our fire-prone continent ...
Climate Change and Health in Australia Fact Sheets
February 15, 2017 - Doctors for the Environment Australia has developed this fact sheet to outline the effects of climate change on human health particularly in Australia, and how health can benefit from efforts ...
Heatwave Fact Sheet
February 15, 2017 - Temperatures are expected to continue to increase in the 21st century due to climate change. The CSIRO & BOM predict that by 2070, temperatures in Australia will rise by up ...