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Commission "a crucial step with major expertise gap"
Wednesday, 18 December 2019, 12:48 pm | NZ Climate and Health group
The newly appointed climate change commission is an important step towards New Zealand being able to put the necessary policies in place to protect our health and wellbeing from climate change, but it lacks the full expertise to bring about the transformative ... More >>
Call to Action to Protect Health from Climate Change
Thursday, 13 September 2018, 12:03 pm | NZ Climate and Health group
Leading Health Organizations Rally Around Call to Action to Protect People’s Health from Climate Change More >>
Staying cool and healthy in rising heat
Tuesday, 30 January 2018, 11:13 am | NZ Climate and Health group
“Take care as the heat rises” advises Dr Alex Macmillan, co-convenor of OraTaiao, The NZ Climate and Health Council, “especially if you’re elderly, pregnant, or already have a medical condition. Babies and children are also more at risk with ... More >>
Clear message from climate change experts - act now
Monday, 3 November 2014, 2:10 pm | NZ Climate and Health group
The latest report from the world’s leading climate science body sends an unequivocal message to governments – urgent action on climate change is required to avoid catastrophic outcomes for human health and wellbeing. More >>
Professionals say TPPA risks climate and health protection
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 2:43 pm | NZ Climate and Health group
OraTaiao: The New Zealand Climate and Health Council warns that negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) threaten New Zealand’s ability to protect our climate and health. The Council’s ongoing concerns are voiced in an ... More >>
Doctors say green growth the best prescription
Friday, 23 November 2012, 10:43 am | NZ Climate and Health group
OraTaiao: The New Zealand Climate and Health Council welcomes the leadership from the business sector with the recent release of the ‘Green Growth: Opportunities for New Zealand’ report. More >>
Doctors urge New Zealand to stop harming climate action
Saturday, 11 December 2010, 1:58 pm | NZ Climate and Health group
Senior doctors are urging the Government to help, not harm, closing the emissions gap at Cancun’s international climate negotiations. More >>
Why NZ must rapidly halve greenhouse emissions
Friday, 9 October 2009, 10:06 am | NZ Climate and Health group
“The pace of climate change is accelerating. We have overspent our atmospheric resources—and now need smart sustainable solutions.” ‘Halving the current level of emissions is urgent, responsible, just, and possible. Inaction would be negligence ... More >>