That's a wrap on Adelaide Climate Action Week! A huge thank you to our workshop attendees, DEA members and staff, and the ACAW team, for making this week so engaging and productive.

Thanks so much to everyone who came along to our workshop on “Preparing for Climate Impacts on our Health” as part of Adelaide Climate Action Week. You are the antibodies kicking in as the planet fights its fever!

Our final workshop for Adelaide Climate Action Week is happening TOMORROW, 2pm at the Stone & Chalk Adelaide Startup Hub. It’s been a fantastic week, full of important conversations about how we can build resilience in the face of climate change.

Prof Nick Talley discusses growing concerns about the impacts of plastics on human health 👇

Last night at Adelaide Climate Action Week, our ED Dr Kate Wylie joined the panel 'Building Resilient Health Systems in a Changing Climate'. It was a fantastic evening discussing how climate change is affecting our health and what we can do to build more resilient communities and health systems.

Our Climate Resilience Workshops at Adelaide Climate Action Week kick off tomorrow in Middleton, then Adelaide on Saturday! Our workshops are free to attend, but places are limited. Register here: linktr.ee/DEAEVENTS

We get a lot of interesting comments on our social media posts, so we’ve decided to start reviewing them. First up: Richard. Richard wanted to inform us that climate change has finished, presumably last Sunday. Huge if true (it’s not). ⭐️⭐️

Happy National Tree Day 🌳 Trees do so much to support the health and wellbeing of people and the planet. Healthy trees, healthy people. Trees are tremendous, and today is the perfect day to plant one 💚

Climate polluters are fuelling the cost-of-living crisis by driving up energy, food and insurance prices. While they rake in record profits, Australian households are stuck footing the bill.

With it being Plastic Free July, we thought it timely to do a webinar on plastics. The webinar will cover: • Healthcare and its reliance on plastics • The consequences of plastics on human health, including microplastics and endocrine disrupting chemicals • The way forward from here

The #TourDownUnder routinely faces #ExtremeHeat issues - but they don’t like talking about it Bitter irony: the main race sponsor is #Santos #FossilFuels @docsenvaus.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/robp...

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You’d think #TourDownUnder organisers and the #sapol govt would be getting embarrassed by now about #Santos #FossilFuels being their main sponsor - but this mob have no shame @docsenvaus.bsky.social #heat #sportswashing #climate #extremeheat #heatwave @christinemilne.bsky.social @ketanjoshi.co

Plastic transformed health care, but our reliance on single-use plastics is creating a growing public health problem. DEA members Drs Leila Cusack, Genevieve Cowie and Cara Platts examine health care’s plastic paradox and share insights from the Senate inquiry into microplastics and human health 👇

Health care's plastic paradox: from life-saving innovation to public…

Insights from Australia's Senate Inquiry into Microplastics and Human Health.

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🧠 Climate change is harming children’s mental health. New research co-authored by DEA member Dr Cybele Dey, shows a clear link between extreme heat and a rise in hospital admissions for mental health conditions among children and young people.

Extreme high temperatures double young people’s risk of mental health admissions, Australian research shows

Exclusive University of Sydney research shows heat-related hospital admissions to increase by at least 6% by the end of the century

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It's NAIDOC Week! 🖤💛❤️ This year marks an incredible milestone: '50 Years of Deadly'!. For five decades, NAIDOC Week has celebrated the history, cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Learn more about NAIDOC Week here: naidoc.org.au

This week, DEA brought an important health voice to NSW’s electric vehicle revenue inquiry, warning that EV policy should support the uptake of cleaner transport, not slow it down. "Slowing the adoption of low-emission vehicles could have health consequences for the public"

"A major disincentive:" State urged to hit the brakes on proposed EV road tax - The Driven IO

State should hit brakes on proposed EV road tax to avoid slowing adoption, increasing pollution and confusing consumers, an inquiry has been told.

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Signatories include Tim Winton & Natalie Kyriacou, Professors Lesley Hughes & Ian Lowe, former fire chief Greg Mullins, ACF, @parentsforclimate.bsky.social @docsenvaus.bsky.social @wilderness.org.au @youth4climate.bsky.social

An open letter to Qld Museum has slammed the organisation's decision to sign a $10 million children's education program with oil and gas giant Shell. www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/state/q...

Queensland Museum faces backlash for $10m deal with Shell

Queensland Museum has been slammed after signing a $10 million children's education program with oil and gas giant Shell.

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We have been absolutely blown away by the generosity of our members and supporters 💚 With your support, our team of volunteer doctors and medical students can continue their vital work advocating for climate action to protect human and planetary health.

DEA’s Executive Director, Dr Kate Wylie, writes about climate change as a 'health emergency' in the latest issue of MedicSA. Read the full article on pages 22-25 here: www.flipsnack.com/BA5C9EB569B/...

Today is the last day of our EOFY appeal. DEA is a small organisation that accomplishes great things on a limited budget. We are a registered charity and receive no government funding. We work hard to create a healthier future for all Australians, and we need your support to keep this work going.

With your support, our team of volunteer doctors can continue their vital work advocating for climate action to protect human and planetary health. If you'd like to make a difference, visit our website & donate to our EOFY appeal today: bit.ly/DEAEOFY26

“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

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."

Fossil fuels are making us sick, and we're paying them to do it

In August 2024, Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) delivered their verdict at Parliament House: fossil fuels are a health hazard. And yet Australia, one of the world's largest fossil fuel exp...

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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.

Global Call to the COP31 Presidency - Right to Clean Air Platform

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Happy World Environment Day 💚 This year's theme, "Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future," reminds us that nature is one of our most powerful allies in tackling climate change.

DEA member Dr Rob Ferris is featured in this timely article for @croakeynews.bsky.social, warning that the Federal Budget falls short on the action needed to protect communities from growing climate risks. Read the full article here: www.croakey.org/for-intergen...