Bushfires a ‘defining moment’ for climate change, say doctors

Call to act over humanity's 'greatest threat' as the Lancet releases major report
Bushfires at Harrington. Photo: Kelly-ann Oosterbeek
Bushfires at Harrington. Photo: Kelly-Ann Oosterbeek

Australian doctors are calling this week’s bushfires a “defining moment” for action on climate change, saying the country can’t afford to ignore the issue any longer.

A major new Lancet report detailing the damaging health impacts of climate change, released this week along with an Australian update in the Medical Journal of Australia, should act as further wake-up calls, says Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA).