The campaign for a National Strategy on Climate,

Health and Well-being for Australia

Achieving policy outcomes on climate change and

health

Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA)

● Coalition of over 30 health groups

● Part of Climate Action Network Australia www.cana.net.au

- bringing health perspectives and health voices to the

climate movement

● Partner of international NGO Health Care Without Harm

www.noharm.org and founding member and on board of

the Global Climate and Health Alliance www.gcha.org

CAHA Team

Alice Eggleston, Campaign Organiser

Nicole Sleeman, Campaign Organiser

Milly Burgess, Admin and Volunteer Coordinator

Libby Muir,

Programs &

Campaigns

Manager

Goal:

Achieve cross-parliamentary support for a

comprehensive, integrated national strategy to

address the health risks of climate change

Strategies:

1. Propose (and design the solution)

2. Build the movement

3. Change the story

4. Shift the politics

Campaign supporters (+5,000 individuals)

Three parts:

1. Why we need a

National Strategy on

Climate, Health and

Well-being for Australia

2. The Policy Framework

for a National Strategy

on Climate, Health and

Well-being for Australia

3. Implementing the

Strategy

Political and policy responses

Endorsed by the ALP, The Greens, Independents Kerryn Phelps & Andrew Wilkie; informing ACT, Qld, WA and Tasgovernment policy; inspiring action globally

“The Australian Greens will implement a plan to tackle the health effects of climate change based on the National Strategy on Climate, Health and Wellbeing, and commit $2 million over the forward estimates to this.”

Mike Kelly, Member for

Eden Monaro

Josh Wilson, Member for

FremantleKevin Andrews, Member for

Menzies

Milton Dick, Member for

Oxley

Jane Prentice, Member for

Ryan

Mehreen Faruqi, NSW

Greens Senator

Meetings with MPs

School Strike for Climate

Climate-Health Champions Workshops

The urgent imperative

The IPCC says we have just 12 years to peak emissions global emissions to stay under 1.5 degrees of warming.

Current initiatives

Climate Health Champions training – Sydney 27 April 2019

Climate Conversations training – upon request!

Calls to action: ALP Climate Policy Announcement, Green Climate Fund

Calls to individuals

Social media growth

MP emails and visits

Supporting questions at Climate Candidates Forums

Open Letter to All Political Parties and Parliamentary Candidates

To be released

Tuesday 16th

April 2019 –

over 50

organisations

represented

10am AEST 18th April 2019

Federal election goals

• 50 health professionals meet with local candidates in their electorate to seek a commitment to support climate action;

• 10 health leaders meet with parliamentarians to encourage support for strong climate action;

• 5 leading health organisations publicly advocate for climate action

• 3 leading scientists / CEOs / Presidents) record video statements in support of National Strategy / climate action;

• 10 health professionals sign up to be leaders in their region;

• 30 health professionals conduct climate conversations to help mainstream climate as an issue in the upcoming election.

How can partner orgs help?1. Media releases from organisations in support of the Open

Letter;

2. Letters from Organisations to PM on Open Letter;

3. Encourage members/supporters to hand deliver Open

letter to candidates

4. Promote forums and ask attendees to deliver Open Letter

at the forum

5. Release video statements of leaders speaking about the

need for and support of a National Strategy

6. Book Climate Conversations training for members

7. Put OCOH articles in publications/emails/websites/social

media posts in lead up to election

Post federal election1. Expand policy work

2. Work with Federal Labor to progress national strategy

3. National Summit On Climate Change and Health

4. Build support with individuals within the Coalition and across the parliament

5. Help build Parliamentary Friends of Climate Action group

6. Work with states and territories

Post federal election1. Expand education programs

2. Work with professional associations and health organisations and services to develop and provide education

3. Seek grants to increase capacity for education

4. Work with other allies to highlight health impacts of fossil fuels

Continuing work

1. Keep gathering evidence – survey for all supporting orgs to distribute to members / staff to find out what they know about the health impacts of climate change? Use to build case for education program.

2. Build capacity for reducing emissions - more orgs to join GGHH to support low carbon transition

3. Seek funding to support the expansion and capacity of ongoing work of GGHH and CAHA

4. Build CAHA membership and visibility (as the backbone)

Our time, our choice

“….We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there is such a thing as being too late ….”

Dr. Martin Luther King Junior

“There are no gray areas when it comes to survival. Now we all have a choice. We can create transformational action that will safeguard the future living conditions for humankind, or we can continue with our business as usual and fail. That is up to you and me.”

Greta Thunberg