April 13, 2021 - A study by DEA member Simon Quilty has found that a sizeable chunk of Northern Territory’s doctors are thinking about leaving the territory because of climate change.
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New Podcast Episode: Climate Change and Sport in Australia
April 13, 2021 - In this episode of the Doctors for the Environment podcast, join Beau as he talks with Martin about the impact of climate change on sport in Australia and the role that sport has to play in tackling climate change.
Overhaul water policy development, for the sake of our health
April 12, 2021 - Health and medical expertise should be much more involved in the development of water policy, given its critical importance for health and wellbeing, according to Professor David Shearman, co-founder of Doctors for the Environment Australia.
Fire and flood: ‘Whole areas of Australia will be uninsurable’
April 8, 2021 - Dr Kim Loo, chair of the New South Wales chapter of Doctors for the Environment, has lived and worked in western Sydney her whole life. Over the years she has watched the market gardens once run by Maltese families out on the flood plain give way to new housing as developers have paved over the open ground.
How droughts and flooding rains affect Australians’ mental health
April 7, 2021 - Op-ed by DEA member Dr Robert Llewellyn-Jones.
SMH: Turnbull calls for halt on new coal mines, inquiry on rehabilitation funds
March 31, 2021 - Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has called on the Berejiklian government to pause the approval of new coal mines in NSW, saying the industry is already in decline and some ...
Doctors applaud rejection of Crib Point gas terminal
March 31, 2021 - Doctors welcome the Victorian Government’s decision to reject AGL’s proposal to build a 300-metre floating gas import terminal at Westernport Bay, describing it as a major win for public health. ...
Media release: The health toll of NSW coal expansion plans
March 31, 2021 - Doctors for the Environment Australia warns any plans to expand coal mining in the Hunter Valley and other parts of NSW, as highlighted by new research, will have serious repercussions for ...
New Podcast Episode: Net Zero Emissions for Australia’s healthcare sector with Dr. Eugenie Kayak
March 24, 2021 - The changing climate is exposing our patients and communities to more frequent and intense extreme weather.
Health sector can save lives by reducing its carbon footprint
March 22, 2021 - Getting to net zero emissions and phasing out fossil fuels, could save over 8 million lives globally every year, writes Kate Charlesworth.
AMA and DEA Make Joint Call for Emissions Reduction in Healthcare
March 17, 2021 - Climate change is a health emergency, which is already contributing to life-threatening illness and deaths and the Australian healthcare sector is part of the problem – contributing about 7 per cent to Australia’s national carbon emission footprint.
DEA launches new webinar series, After Hours
March 10, 2021 - After Hours will be a free monthly webinar geared towards a medical audience. Each session will be focus on a specific aspect of the relationship between the climate and public health–and what health professionals can do to respond to these emerging trends.
Climate threat overlooked in WA election, say health leaders
March 10, 2021 - Reporting on the election briefing are Dr Richard Yin, a GP in Perth and National Secretary of Doctors for the Environment Australia, Dr Brett Montgomery, a GP and representative of Doctors Reform Society in WA, Jaime Yallup Farrant, Convenor of Climate Justice Union, Louise Giolitto, CEO of WA Council of Social Service, and Fiona Armstrong, Executive Director of Climate and Health Alliance.
Energy Australia to close Yallourn power station early and build 350 megawatt battery
March 10, 2021 - News that the owners of the Yallourn power station are bringing forward closure to 2028 is a step forward to reduction of pollution and emissions.
How climate change is impacting your health
March 3, 2021 - Dr Helen Redmond, visiting medical officer for Sydney's MetroRehab Hospital and divestment convenor for Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA), gave a TED talk in late 2020 explaining how climate change impacts on public health.
The health and financial imperative to improve health care’s environmental footprint
March 1, 2021 - Experts worldwide, including the World Health Organisation, consider climate change to be the greatest global health threat of the 21st century. Continue reading… Find our full report on climate change and the ...
Environmental collapse: It’s time economists put the planet on their balance sheets
March 1, 2021 - “A ‘ground-sparing’ economic report on biodiversity indicates that economic practice will have to change because the world is finite,” writes DEA co-founder David Shearman. Continue reading…
‘Clean coal’ is nothing but a marketing scam: Energy experts
February 22, 2021 - DEA members, along with other health professionals, have spoken out against a proposed bill that would allow the government to redirect funds intended for clean energy projects towards new coal developments.
Australia lagging behind on electric vehicles and climate action
February 15, 2021 - It was released as the Future Fuels Strategy and if anyone is in doubt as to whether the Government takes decarbonisation of the economy or climate change seriously, they need look no ...
Review says government must act decisively to overhaul Australia’s major environmental laws
February 9, 2021 - Last week, the long-awaited final report from a legislated 10 year review of the EPBC Act was released. DEA welcomes its recognition of the fundamental failings of the Act and its call for far-reaching reforms to improve environmental protections and restoration in Australia.