Our plan for a healthy, regenerative and just future

If 2020 has shown us anything, it’s that the scale of global change needed for a healthy, sustainable and fair world is possible.

Healthy, Regenerative and Just: Our Vision for a Better Future is a new policy agenda, developed by the Climate and Health Alliance and supported by a coalition of leading health groups, informed by 100+ thought leaders coming together and collaboratively designing the future we want in 2030 -- and how we can get there.

Achieving this future will require transformation of our energy and transport systems, housing and infrastructure, urban planning, food systems, and governance. But the ...

If 2020 has shown us anything, it’s that the scale of global change needed for a healthy, sustainable and fair world is possible.

Healthy, Regenerative and Just: Our Vision for a Better Future is a new policy agenda, developed by the Climate and Health Alliance and supported by a coalition of leading health groups, informed by 100+ thought leaders coming together and collaboratively designing the future we want in 2030 -- and how we can get there.

Achieving this future will require transformation of our energy and transport systems, housing and infrastructure, urban planning, food systems, and governance. But the good news is we can do this -- starting right now.

It’s time to turn the pressure up on federal politicians across the country: we cannot get to net zero emissions by 2050 by starting in 2040: the time to act is now.

Let your local MP know that you want a healthy, regenerative and just future -- not a dirty, gas-led 'recovery'.

Edit our template by adding why you support urgent climate action and send your personalised email and a copy of our new policy agenda to your local MP now.

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Re: Policy Agenda: Healthy, Regenerative and Just: Our Vision for a Better Future.

I write to you out of concern for the health and well-being of the Australian community in relation to climate change.

Climate change is a health emergency -- it is an insidious problem that threatens the lives and health of people around the world. COVID-19 has shown us the sheer scale of disruption that health emergencies can cause.

We are already experiencing significant impacts from climate change in Australia and this is adversely affecting the health of the community and placing strain on the healthcare system.

Climate change risks disrupting the healthcare supply chain, damaging our health infrastructure and threatening the safety and quality of health care provided.

Climate change is also worsening the conditions that led to the COVID-19 pandemic, with environmental degradation and habitat loss responsible for the increased risks of zoonotic diseases, like the coronavirus.

As global temperatures rise, extreme weather events, like bushfires, droughts, cyclones and floods, will become more frequent and more severe, putting the lives, health and well-being of the entire population at risk. We will see increasing levels of air pollution, threats to food and water security and further risks from infectious disease.

We know the current Australian greenhouse reduction commitments are inadequate to limit global warming to a safe level.

The federal government's current plan to invest in gas will only hasten the accelerating climate crisis. We cannot get to net zero emission by 2050 by starting in 2040. We have to start now, and shift to clean renewable energy.

I urge you to protect the health and wellbeing of the community and consider your obligation under the Paris Agreement to uphold Australian citizen’s rights to health.

Climate change is accelerating, and if our current trajectory continues unchecked, we face existential threats to humanity.

We need a comprehensive nationally coordinated response to climate change, which prioritises our health and well-being. Over 100 thought leaders from across Australia have been working together to develop a Policy Agenda for a Healthy, Regenerative and Just future, which has won the support of a coalition of leading health groups. I encourage you to read the agenda here: bit.ly/2IzKF9N

I call on you as a member of the federal Parliament to commit to working with your parliamentary colleagues to implement this policy agenda and apply the same level of urgency in tackling climate change as you have to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As your constituent, this will be a core issue for me when it comes to voting in the next federal election.

I would be grateful if you could advise what steps you intend to take to address the above.

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