Australian health care sector is the second-highest greenhouse gas emitter per capita, according to a new report by Health Care Without Harm.
Australia’s health care is responsible for 7 per cent of our total national emissions, which is more than the waste and industrial processing sectors
Fiona Armstrong, the Executive Director of Australia’s Climate and Health Alliance is asking for action plans to decarbonise Australia’s health systems and foster climate resilience.
“The health sector needs to rapidly transition to a net zero emissions pathway. Climate change poses a serious threat to human health in Australia and around the world," she says