Croakey Health Media highlights two recent publications that emphasize the critical need for climate action in relation to health:
1. A comprehensive assessment of the Australian health system's role in the nation's overall greenhouse gas emissions for the years 2021-22.
2. An analysis of the health consequences associated with postponing the phase-out of coal as part of the Liberal nuclear strategy.
Governments at the federal, state, and territory levels are being called upon to assist hospitals, local health services, primary care, and aged care providers in shifting to lower carbon models through specific funding initiatives or grants.