Net zero and climate resilient health care services: How do we get there?
Perspectives & Insights
SESSION DETAILS
Wednesday 24 April, 11am - 12:30pm AEST
Breakout 1
Climate change and extreme weather events are already increasing health service demand and severely impacting the ability to deliver universal health care.
At the same time, healthcare has a significant environmental impact as services are resource intensive and generate substantial waste, creating environmental harm which subsequently affects human health. The need to develop net zero and climate resilient healthcare is increasingly recognised in Australia and overseas.
This session will explore how healthcare can become more environmentally sustainable and resilient to climate change.
SESSION DESCRIPTION
Karin Leder
Professor of Planetary Health and Lead of Health and Climate Initiative, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Australia
SESSION MODERATOR
Nick Watts
Director, Centre for Sustainable Medicine, National University of Singapore
Madeleine Skellern
Director, National Health, Sustainability and Climate Unit, Department of Health and Aged Care, Australian Government
Paul Klarenaar
Director, Population & Planetary Health, Northern Sydney Local Health District, New South Wales Government, Australia
Katy Bell
Chief Investigator, Wiser Healthcare, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow, School of Public Health, University of Sydney
Angie Bone
Associate Professor of Practice, Planetary Health, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Australia
INVITED SPEAKERS
We gratefully acknowledge the following organisations for providing travel and accommodation support for international speakers in this session.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
