March 24, 2022 - DEA’s sustainable health care Special Interest Group (SIG) have released a new guide for medical practitioners. ‘Building the next zero hospital to be net zero carbon emissions (all-electric): A six step practical guide for medical professionals’. This initiative helps to guide members to influence new hospital builds to ensure our work-places can become net zero (as a hospital built today is likely to continue operating well past 2040) Download Net zero hospital builds are one of DEA’s sustainable health care priorities. Along with continuing to advocate for Australian healthcare sector carbon emission targets of 80% by 2030 and net zero...
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DEA joins statement from civil society organisations: Australia must slash climate pollution this decade
August 6, 2021 - August 6th, 2021 The political debate about climate change in Australia is stuck on whether the Federal Government should commit to net zero climate pollution by 2050. This is largely irrelevant to the real world climate crisis that’s harming Australians now, and endangering many of our livelihoods. The scientific consensus is that a rapid reduction in climate pollution is required by 2030 to avoid even more climate damage and keep the global 1.5 degree goal within reach. Australia needs greater, immediate climate action to protect our communities, economies, jobs, and nature. Setting a net zero emissions target for 2050 is...
Please work to green your hospital
December 2, 2009 - This is a resource article for those who wish to help green their hospitals In England, the NHS has produced an extensive report “Saving carbon improving health” on reducing carbon emissions in hospitals. I wonder how many hospital Boards in Australia follow such recommendations. These are Energy and carbon management Every organisation should review its energy and carbon management at Board level; develop more use of renewable energy where appropriate; measure and monitor on a whole life cycle cost basis; and ensure appropriate behaviours are encouraged in individuals as well as across the organisation. Procurement and food Every organisation should...
iDEA 2021: Planet Health and Hope
July 22, 2021 - – Registrations are now open for iDEA 2021: Planet, Health and Hope. Click here to secure yourself a ticket. iDEA 2021: Planet, Health and Hope, will provide you with an honest appraisal of the climate crisis from scientific, medical, cultural and political perspectives. The conference will also focus on solutions: offering treatment pathways that offer ways to combat planetary health problems, as well as providing psychological approaches to support attendees. You can expect to learn about health-based approaches, as well as solutions from other sectors— things like carbon drawdown technologies, engineering and legal solutions. Further details about sessions, speakers and what else you...
Media release: Australiaβs peak medical groups unite for a climate-focussed healthy recovery from COVID-19
August 11, 2020 - ...it is already having a real life impact on patients across Australia, the devastating bushfires and hazardous smoke last summer being just one example. “As our political leaders now look to develop economic recovery plans after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, they have a once in a lifetime opportunity to make peoples’ health a priority. We need a whole of government approach to address climate change and its catastrophic health impacts.” The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) spokesperson and public health physician, Associate Professor Linda Selvey “The Australian Government is facing one of the largest public health...
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