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 ...
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.
In September 2019, Doctors for the Environment Australia declared a Climate Health Emergency and were supported by numerous medical organisations both in Australia and overseas.
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)
How Climate Change Affects Your Health: The Facts (September 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)
Revised Climate Change and Health Policy & Position Statement
May 27, 2013 - 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. This is a ...
Climate Change Authority Caps and Targets Review submission
May 1, 2013 - In this submission DEA outline the health imperatives to reduce Australia’s emissions as quickly as possible, and therefore put a strong case for increasing Australia’s 2020 emissions reduction target from ...
Climate Change & Health Position Statement
May 1, 2013 - 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 ...
Climate Change & Health Policy
May 1, 2013 - 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 ...
General Practitioners’ responses to global climate change
October 19, 2012 - – lessons from clinical experience and the clinical method This interesting paper from authors in Australia and Canada deals with the role of general practitioners in climate change advocacy. Climate ...
Future under threat: climate change and children’s health
October 9, 2012 - The following article appeared originally at the Conversation and appears here under a Creative Commons licence. By Brad Farrant, University of Western Australia Climate change has been widely recognised by ...
Eternal growth: neither possible nor healthy
September 28, 2012 - A/Prof Hubertus Jersmann from Doctors for the Environment Australia explains why climate change means ill health. medicSA – August 2012. This article appears with permission and courtesy of medicSA, AMA (SA).
One Planet, How Many People? A Review of Earth’s Carrying Capacity. In-Depth Report
July 10, 2012 - It is estimated that global population reached seven billion in late 2011 or early 2012. As global population has doubled since the 1960s, per capita GDP has grown to more ...
Coal curse: the black side of the subsidised resources boom
July 8, 2012 - This article by Sturt Rosewarne and Linda Connor summarises the economic and occupational aspects of the industry. Our position is detailed in a briefing paper and in a policy paper ...
Inquiry into Environment Design and Public Health in Victoria 2012
July 5, 2012 - Doctors for the Environment Australia made a submission to this Inquiry which was prepared by Dr Marion Carey. The Report is now available and its findings are discussed by Dr ...
The Rinehart dig at climate journalism
June 28, 2012 - Doctors for the Environment Australia is publishing this article by Daniel Palmer because it raises some of the issues that we are increasingly likely to encounter in our advocacy for ...
Diesel exhaust causes lung cancer and we subsidise its use
June 25, 2012 - The World Health Organisation has concluded that “Diesel exhaust is a cause of lung cancer (sufficient evidence) and also noted a positive association (limited evidence) with an increased risk of ...
Rio 2012 set for failure. Where do we go from here?
June 22, 2012 - There has been little mainstream medical interest in Rio 2012 despite the fact that improvements in world health outcomes are intimately related to the out comes. The issues raised for ...
Climate change is the biggest health threat of the 21st century. A primer of the literature
May 26, 2012 - In 2009 the Lancet stated “Climate change is the biggest health threat of the 21st century” This article is intended for the student members of Doctors for the Environment Australia ...
Assessment and acceptance of risk is essential in acting on climate change
May 19, 2012 - The acceptance of risk is essential to facilitating action on climate change. The worldwide insurance industry measures risk to property and its premiums are soaring due to extreme weather events ...
Reframing climate change could deliver health benefits
May 17, 2012 - We thank the author Marion Carey VicHealth Senior Research Fellow at Monash University and The Conversation for permission to publish under creative commons. Climate change is a complex problem but ...
Clear the air in coal versus health debate
May 14, 2012 - By Linda Selvey and David Shearman from the Newcastle Herald 12 May DEA Editorial Comment; This article talks about DEA’s submission opposing this huge project. There seems to be inevitability ...
An ABC of Climate Science; core references
May 13, 2012 - This initiative was stimulated by the department of Climate Change issuing a response to Ian Plimer’s 101 climate questions. In late 2011, Professor Ian Plimer, a geology professor and expert ...
Black carbon, methane and action on climate change, an update.
May 12, 2012 - This is an important topic because simple action on these short term pollutants reduces global temperature immediately. Their health impacts are therefore important. A year ago we provided an ABC ...