Climate change a significant worldwide threat to human health that requires urgent action

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PERTH: As the predicted effects of climate change become reality, we need to deal with the massive changes to Australians’ health that will result.
Climate change IS a significant worldwide threat to human health that requires urgent action. There is overwhelming evidence that the global climate is warming and human factors have contributed to the warming. It is happening gradually, but there is no doubt that it is warming. The AMA supports that evidence.
As the world continues to warm, there will be significant and sometimes devastating impacts of climate change — particularly for human health.
Today, along with the president of the highly respected Australian Academy of Science, Professor Andrew Holmes, I launched the Academy’s much-anticipated report — Climate change challenges to health: Risks and opportunities.
The report brings together the latest comprehensive scientific evidence and knowledge on the serious risks that climate change poses to human health. It suggests a pathway for policy makers at all levels to prepare for the health impacts of climate change.
Both the AMA and the Academy of Science hope it will be a catalyst for the Federal Government to show leadership in reducing greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris later this year.