Policies

DEA Code of Conduct

• 7 Oct 2020
• Policies
• Admin

Special General Meeting - Key Documents

• 6 Oct 2020
• Policies
• Admin

Campaigns Committee members : Deadline Extended

• 1 May 2020
• Activities Climate Change Events Policies
• Admin

Biodiversity Policy

• 12 Nov 2019
• Biodiversity Forests Policies
• Rebecca Osborne

Natural ecosystems support our health by filtering our air, providing fresh water and food, regulating our climate and protecting against the spread of disease and pests. They also foster our psychological and spiritual wellbeing and serve as places of recreation and sources of nature-based jobs in tourism and other vocations. 

Biodiversity Position Statement

• 12 Nov 2019
• Biodiversity Forests Policies
• Rebecca Osborne

Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) is focussed on the complex interaction between human health and our natural environment and is therefore interested in environmental restoration and the protection of biodiversity to promote human health and social stability. A global environment that supports biodiversity is better able to support human health. This is a topic of utmost urgency, given the alarming decline in biodiversity in recent years.

Summary of oil and gas policy paper

• 22 Aug 2019
• Policies Unconventional Gas
• Admin

Onshore Oil and Gas Policy Background paper 2019

• 21 Mar 2019
• Policies Unconventional Gas
• 
  

Australia plans to become one of the World’s largest producers of natural gas The paper reviews all referenced literature on the mining of gas, potential local harms on the environment and community health from gas mining and its many complex process. It identifies evidence of some health  harms which are already occurring in residents close  to  mines  and in particular in the newborn. Of even greater concern is the greenhouse emission profile of gas production which on recent evidence is probably only marginally less than coal, thus negating its use as a transition to renewable energy.

Onshore oil and gas mining and human health - DEA Position Statement

• 4 Jan 2019
• Policies Unconventional Gas
• Admin 

Continued expansion of natural gas development in Australia carries serious risks for human health and wellbeing both locally and globally. These concerns are detailed in a our Policy Paper on this issue. 

Health, sustainable diet and agriculture - DEA Position Statement

• 13 Apr 2018
• Agriculture And Diet Climate Change Policies
• Admin 

Unhealthy environments, climate change, and poor diet are major contributors to both chronic and acute illnesses. Changes to the way we produce our food, and the type of food we eat, are urgently required for both human and planetary health.
Health, sustainable diet and agriculture Position Statement

DEA Policy: Action on Climate Change and Health; Governance and Strategy

• 8 Mar 2018
• Climate Change Policies
• Admin

To address the health impacts of climate change - the greatest global health threat of the 21st century - national leadership and reform of governance are urgently needed.

Transport Position Statement

• 31 Oct 2017
• Air Pollution Policies
• Rebecca Osborne 

Transport is an important part of a developed nation such as Australia, providing goods and services vital to health and the economy. The way in which transport is conducted in Australia is important to the health and well-being of all Australians. 

Air Pollution Policy

• 26 Jun 2017
• Air Pollution Policies
• Rebecca Osborne

Globally air pollution is an increasingly important public health problem. Nationally ambient (outdoor) air pollution contributes significantly to morbidity and mortality. Reductions in fossil fuel combustion to mitigate climate change have the potential to also benefit health by reducing concentrations of air pollutants which contribute to respiratory and cardiovascular disease and premature mortality.

Discussion paper: Federal Government planning to prevent and manage the health consequences of climate change

• 24 Jan 2017
• Climate Change Policies
• Rebecca Osborne

To address the health impacts of climate change – the greatest global health threat of the 21st century – national leadership and governance are needed.

DEA Adaptation Policy

• 24 Jan 2017
• Climate Change Policies
• Rebecca Osborne

Australia is poorly prepared for adequate adaptation to the health impacts of climate change and thus the community’s health and our health services are vulnerable.

Unconventional Gas Development – DEA Position Statement

• 21 Jun 2016
• Policies Unconventional Gas
• Rebecca Osborne

Unconventional gas development (UGD) is the extraction of natural gas which is difficult to access conventionally, from coal seams, shale or other rock formations, using techniques such as directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Hydraulic fracturing involves the pressurised injection of fluids, sand and chemical additives into rock to open up fractures, allowing gas to flow out.

Children’s Environmental Health (currently under review)

• 20 Feb 2015
• Children's Health Policies
• Joy Oddy

Most Australian children today benefit from better food, cleaner water, more preventive health measures (such as vaccination) and a higher standard of living than ever before. Childhood mortality is very low and many would think that Australian children have never had it so good.

Health Effects of Wind Turbines

• 1 Dec 2014
• Policies Renewable Energy
• Admin

DEA recognises that:

Revised Climate Change and Health Policy & Position Statement

• 27 May 2013
• Climate Change Policies
• Joy Oddy

DEA is focussed on human-induced climate change, widely regarded as now the most serious, and growing, worldwide threat to human health and survival and to social stability.

Climate Change & Health Policy

• 1 May 2013
• Climate Change Policies
• Rebecca Osborne

Human pressure on the natural environment is widening and escalating. Environmental threats to human wellbeing, health and survival has become evident over the past two to three decades.

Climate Change & Health Position Statement

• 1 May 2013
• Climate Change Policies
• Rebecca Osborne

Human pressure on the natural environment is widening and escalating. Environmental threats to human wellbeing, health and survival has become evident over the past two to three decades.

How coal burns Australia; The true cost of burning coal

• 30 Apr 2013
• Coal Policies
• Rebecca Osborne

Contrary to dominant views about the industry, coal-fired power is not the cheapest fuel and its value to the community is dubious. Yet this polluting industry continues to enjoy unjustifiable support.

Forests and Health Position Statement

• 30 Mar 2012
• Biodiversity Forests Policies
• Rebecca Osborne

Over 50 per cent of the earth’s forests have been cleared, mainly for grazing land expansion, agriculture and road construction.

Energy Policy

• 3 Dec 2009
• Policies Renewable Energy
• Rebecca Osborne

Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) has a deep interest in energy policy because it is the major determinant of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions which via climate change present a significant threat to human health.