About

The Healthy Climate Future campaign is led by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), and brings together 13 medical colleges. Collectively we advocate for climate action to build healthy communities and climate resilient and environmentally sustainable healthcare systems. The campaign is also supported by 11 specialty societies. Together we represent more than 100,000 doctors.

We welcome the Australian National Health and Climate Strategy and call for it to be fully funded and implemented.

Our other policy asks are based on evidence. In 2021, the RACP worked with a group of medical colleges to develop a research report, titled Climate Change and Australia’s Healthcare Systems: A Review of Literature, Policy and Practice, on the risks of climate change to Australian healthcare systems and how best to manage these risks. The Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI) was engaged to develop the report in partnership with the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA). The research report established evidence-based recommendations for Australian policymakers, health systems, health professionals and the communities they serve.

For more information please contact  policy@racp.edu.au