OVER 75 health professionals and organisations have signed an open letter led by the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA), calling on the Australian Government to bid for a COP31 co-hosted with the Pacific as the region continues to face increasing health impacts from climate change.

With signatories including Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha) and Guild Super, the letter comes as the United Nations has warned that the world is likely to breach the 1.5C limit within the next five years.

“Ambitious action on climate has never been more critical,” said CAHA CEO Michelle Isles.

“Australia has the opportunity to demonstrate global leadership, and safeguard the health of current and future generations by hosting a healthy COP31 in partnership with the Pacific.”

The letter calls on the Government to:

* centre health in climate action, with climate change posing the biggest threat to health of our generation;

* step up as a regional partner to ensure Pacific and First Nations peoples leadership, knowledges and experiences are integral to COP31;

* accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels;

* aligning the nations’s climate policy with its international commitments and the lived realities faced by all people living in Australia and the Pacific.

Learn more and sign the letter HERE.

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