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“There is no safe level of air pollution”
DEA member, A/Prof Vicki Kotsirilos AM explains how air pollution affects children’s health in Australia.
#health #childrenshealth #airpollution
Every engine switched off helps protect the air our kids breathe.
Learn more about the Idle Off initiative here: www.dea.org.au/idle_off
Idling pollutes the air wherever it happens, but near schools and childcare centres it’s especially harmful, because children are right there, walking, playing, & breathing in exhaust at close range.
‘Idle Off’ is parents & doctors working together to encourage drivers to switch their engines off.
Last month in Federal Parliament, the Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite spoke about the Idle Off Campaign, a joint initiative of @parentsforclimate.bsky.social and DEA.
Learn more about Idle Off here: www.dea.org.au/idle_off
Happy Global Wind Day! 💨
Today we celebrate the power of wind energy & its potential to reshape our energy systems for the better.
Clean energy from wind improves our air & reduces the pollution fuelling climate change, saving money & improving the health of all Australians. It's a win-win-win(d)!
This weekend all donations to our EOFY appeal will be DOUBLED 🎉
This means any support you give will have twice the impact 💚
All donations, no matter how large or small make a huge difference to us and are gratefully received.
Double your impact today: dea.supporterhub.net.au/donations/eo...
"In 2024, Doctors for the Environment Australia delivered their verdict at Parliament House: fossil fuels are a health hazard. And yet Australia, one of the world's largest fossil fuel exporters, continues to greenlight new coal and gas projects while its own medical professionals sound the alarm."
This call, led by the Right to Clean Air Platform, pushes back on that omission, urging the COP31 Presidency to place health at the centre of the Action Agenda, integrate health across all agenda priorities, and recognise fossil fuels as health-harming products.
DEA is proud to be among the 74 organisations that have signed the Global Call to the COP31 Presidency, calling on the Presidency to prioritise health in the COP31 Action Agenda.
The climate crisis is a health crisis. Yet, health was absent as a distinct priority in the initial draft of the Agenda.
