Our report outlines why the Australian healthcare sector has a responsibility to urgently reduce its carbon footprint and recommendations to achieve this.
MJA+ Insight+ published an article on this initiative
Required emission reduction targets:
– An interim emission reduction target of 80% by 2030.
– Net zero emissions by 2040.
DEA and the Australian Medical Association formally agreed to work together to advocate for, and support, a transition to environmentally sustainable practice within the health sector in 2020, including working togethor for a national Sustainable Healthcare Unit and net zero emissions by 2040.
An open letter to the Prime Minister in April 2021 included support for these emission reduction targets and a national Sustainable Healthcare Unit from numerous groups.
