November 30, 2011 - The Climate Commission launched an important Climate Change & Health report on November 2011. DEA endorsed the report which was co-authored by DEA Scientific Committee member Professor Tony McMichael. Also ...
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)
Health, mining reform needed for coal seam gas industry
August 8, 2011 - [The full article appears at ABC online (The Drum – opinion)]. Enough evidence has emerged at the Senate Inquiry into coal seam gas to merit significant reform orchestrated by the ...
Health, coal and climate change
June 20, 2011 - Mr Abbott visits coal mines to say “No to carbon tax”; the Prime Minister supports new coal mines; the Australian Coal Association director Ralph Hillman says the government’s proposed carbon ...
Hypocritical Canada and the asbestos trade, a brief review of a world problem
December 11, 2010 - The ravages of asbestos induced lung disease are well known to the Australian community, but the problem continues throughout the world particularly in developing countries. This is a brief review ...
Future Justice edited by Helen Sykes; climate change and justice
November 30, 2010 - In making representations to our colleagues on the need to mitigate climate change we should not delude ourselves that all will bow to the reasoning of science, nor to the ...
How health is a climate change issue – ABC Environment Online Opinion
August 17, 2010 - by Eugenie Kayak, National Committee Member and Chair of Victorian Branch, Doctors for the Environment Australia. This article was published on the ABC Environment Online Opinion on August 17, 2010 ...
Lancet series on health and climate change
November 29, 2009 - The major aim of Doctors for the Environment Australia for the past few years has been to educate our colleagues, their patients and governments on the health aspects of climate ...
Climate Change HEALTH blog – Paul Roth
August 27, 2009 - Climate Change HEALTH is a new blog by Dubbo GP Dr Paul Roth covering news and views on climate, health and the environment. Launched early July 2009, there are already 31 ...
Climate Change. A Letter to DEA from the Treasurer the Hon. Wayne Swan
August 27, 2008 - Early in 2008, Doctors for the Environment Australia wrote to all Federal parliamentarians about climate change. Because of the urgency of reducing greenhouse emissions we asked them to “Write to ...
Climate Change at the 2020 Summit. Success or Failure?
April 30, 2008 - by David Shearman. A personal view I was not at the 2020 summit, nor did I apply. Therefore my comments relate entirely to the written report, the submissions and the ...
Submission to the Garnaut Review
March 6, 2008 - The World Health Day, celebrated on April 7 each year, creates awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organisation. For ...
Climate Change and Health Poster
December 1, 2007 - Why is climate change so serious? Climate change happens when the earth heats up because of too much carbon dioxide and other ‘greenhouse gases’ in the atmosphere. Climate change is ...
High & Dry: John Howard, climate change and the selling of Australia’s future; book review
August 2, 2007 - by Guy Pearse This book, published by Penguin Viking, is a must read for anyone interested in the future of the world, climate change, the mal-functioning of democracy, corporate responsibility, ...