Position Statements

Data centres Position Statement

Summary: Data centres are currently accelerating environmental crises and inequity. Current greenhouse gas emissions projections from data centres threaten to derail achieving Australia’s emissions target and commitment under the Paris Agreement,...

Healthcare facility nitrous oxide infrastructure Position Statment

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a medical gas that has a current role in labour analgesia, and a limited role in procedural sedation and paediatric anaesthesia. It is also a greenhouse gas and...

Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Position Statement

In recognition of the inextricable link between the extraction and consumption of fossil fuels and global heating, air pollution, plastic pollution, biodiversity loss and the climate health emergency, Doctors for the Environment...

Nuclear Energy in Australia Position Statement

Nuclear power has no place in Australia’s energy transition. Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) does not support nuclear energy as a means of decarbonising Australia’s stationary energy generation and mitigating climate...

Fossil Fuel advertising and sponsorship Position Statement

Fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship should be banned in recognition of their harmful effects on health and the environment. Fossil Fuel Advertising and Sponsorship Position Statement - PDF (June 2023)

Native Forest Logging Position Statement

Doctors for the Environment Australia recognises the deep connections between forests, human health and planetary health. Doctors for the Environment Australia strongly support the following actions :● Cessation of native forest logging...

Biodiversity Policy and Position Statement

DEA calls for the protection of biodiversity to support planetary health, thereby protecting human health and our communities from the health impacts of biodiversity loss. Biodiversity Policy - PDF (November 2019) Biodiversity...