Feeling weary regarding the ever present threats of climate change? Here is an excellent post created by a DEA member a couple of years ago which still resonates with me. And if you are interested in taking a course or being involved in some form of research or volunteering, our friends at Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) have shared a great link.
The World Health Organization has developed a free introductory short course for health workers to bring awareness to the health risks associated with air pollution. This four-hour course is a part of a larger resource, the Air Pollution and Health Training Toolkit for Health Workers, set to be released by the end of this year.
As individuals, we should each try to respond to this. It’s an Australian first and an important process for us each to go through as we envisage the future of our precious planet. I recommend you share this with your family members too. Here’s to making a difference, one person at a time!
Healthcare workers gathered on the steps of Parliament to ask Victorian Minister for Climate Action Lily D’Ambrosio to support Victorians to switch from gas to renewable electricity urgently to protect their health. Our friends and colleagues from Healthy Futures and Doctors for the Environment Victoria coordinated this session which AFMW was invited to participate in, shedding light on the impacts gas in the home has on children’s health and asthma in particular.
A group of women leaders were asked, What is one thing you want to see women and girls achieve as we work to solve the climate crisis? My reply was,‘ I want to see the empowerment of women through education, access to technology and leadership of roles.Women across the globe have shown themselves to be innovators and instigators of meaningful and relevant climate action and policy. Investing in women will have substantial benefits for our planet and future generations.’ Watch the video.
The IPCC finalized the Synthesis Report for the Sixth Assessment Report during the Panel’s 58th Session. Australia and other developed countries must achieve net-zero emissions a decade earlier than most have promised, the chief of the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says.
AFMW has signed this open letter. Gas is a harmful, polluting and expensive form of energy, and should be replaced with renewable electricity as soon as possible. Read more.
On 2 February 2023, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) hosted a virtual stakeholder information session. This session outlined COP27 key outcomes, early COP28 expectations and an update on Australia’s bid to co-host COP31 in partnership with Pacific Island countries.
The AFMW Climate Health Action Group ( CHAG) has been very active welcomes new participants as this will be a year where we join forces with more peak bodies and become even more vocal around the need to shift the dial closer towards helping to preserve our precious planet and its inhabitants so that earth may live long and prosper. William Shatner had his say on the matter in The Guardian article after visiting outer space recently.
The Australia Institute’s annual Climate of the Nation Report provides a comprehensive account of changing Australian beliefs and attitudes towards climate change, including its causes, impacts and solutions. For the first time, Climate of the Nation 2022 includes a chapter on Australians’ views on transport solutions, including quantitative polling and qualitative focus group studies.
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