Accelerating towards net zero: A guide for the Australian health system

<p dir="ltr">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Australia’s health system is a significant contributor to the country’s total carbon emissions, but there are big opportunities in the net-zero transition that will lead to lower health costs and better patient care.</p><p dir="ltr"><i>Accelerating towards net zero: A guide for the Australian health system</i> has been prepared with participation from health practitioners and policy makers from across Australia, led by the members of the <a href="https://www.monash.edu/msdi/transitions-to-sustainable-health-systems-consortium" target="_blank">Transitions to Sustainable Health Systems </a><a href="https://www.monash.edu/msdi/transitions-to-sustainable-health-systems-consortium" target="_blank">consortium</a>, convened by Monash Sustainable Development Institute.</p><p dir="ltr">The guide<i> </i>brings together research and practice wisdom from Australia’s health system across a broad range of health settings to lay out:</p><ul><li>what we need to do to decarbonise the Australian health system</li><li>how we can build the enabling environment to do this effectively and efficiently, while contributing to other health system priorities</li><li>leading real-world examples of action, case studies and useful resources, and</li><li>nine priorities for collaborative action to unlock emissions reduction in the health system.</li></ul><p dir="ltr">It draws heavily on insights generated from a series of participatory workshops with 135 healthcare professionals from 54 healthcare organisations from across Australia, informed by a rapid review on the effectiveness of sustainable healthcare interventions.</p>