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Policy & Planning

Australia’s public health already being hit by climate change, professionals say
Vast majority of Australian health professionals say climate change is a serious problem, and better information needed on links between climate and health.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 7, 2021

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CleanTech Bites

Experts urge governments to follow health advice on climate, as they did with Covid
Health experts call on governments to recognise climate change as a health emergency that requires urgent action – and claims more lives than Covid.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 16, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Increased CO2 levels could be risk to young lungs, Australian scientists find
Australian researchers, in a world first study, find predicted future levels of CO2 concentrations could harm the development of young lungs.
Michael Mazengarb

Jan 13, 2021

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Coal

“Licence to harm” for coal plants costs Australians $2.4bn in health costs each year
Toxic coal pollution is costing Australians more than $2.4 billion in health costs while the fossil fuel industry gets a free ride.
Michael Mazengarb

Aug 31, 2020

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Coal

Coal generation kills 800 a year in Australia, says new report
New report finds pollution from Australia’s 22 remaining coal power plants is causing hundreds of premature deaths a year, thousands of chronic respiratory illnesses.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 25, 2020

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Coal

Study shows coal plant closures dramatically cut asthma cases, as Trump loosens pollution controls
A US-based study finds asthma cases and hospitalisation dropped markedly in surrounding communities following the closure of coal-fired power stations.
Michael Mazengarb

May 4, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Banking giant HSBC gives shocking warning of US$10 trillion a year climate health bill
HSBC issues shocking assessment of a world impacted by climate change, predicting the health costs of the world’s fastest-growing economies could reach almost A$15 trillion a year by 2050.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 7, 2019

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Coal

Coal industry’s final insult to humanity: It’s killing our sperm
Taiwanese study finds that men exposed to higher levels of air pollution have poorer quality sperm. Add that to climate impacts and lung disease of fossil fuels.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 22, 2017

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Trump budget eviscerates climate and clean energy programs
The Budget Blueprint would cut more than 50 programs from the EPA, including Obama’s Clean Power Plan.
Bobby Magill

Mar 17, 2017

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Renewables

Wind at China’s back to amp up its renewables
China can tap just 10 percent of its wind resources to supply more than a quarter of its electricity by 2030, according to an MIT study.
Bobby Magill

Jun 27, 2016

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To help curb climate change, stop wasting food
Reducing food waste around the world would help curb emissions of planet-warming gases, lessening some of the impacts of climate change.
Megan Clark

Apr 11, 2016

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Better health a key benefit of renewables, study says
A new study says there’s another important benefit to renewables development: cost savings from cleaner air that saves lives.
Bobby Magill

Mar 23, 2016

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