About this Event
Join us as we launch of Australia’s first report on the health impacts of methane pollution - a groundbreaking step towards addressing this urgent issue. This report comes after significant advocacy for improved regulation and accurate measurement of methane emissions from coal and gas.
The event will be held on Tuesday, 26 November at UNSW Sydney, and will provide an opportunity to explore the findings of the report and engage in discussions on the need for decisive and measurable action.
Expert speakers, including Dr. Michael Bonning, Dr. Kim Loo, Hannah Beaton, and Peggy Smith, will share insights on advancing two key areas: enhancing Australia’s nationally determined contributions under the UN Convention on Climate Change, with targeted efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and launching new initiatives in New South Wales to address methane emissions from the state’s major coal and gas operations.
We hope you can join us for this important event as we collectively work toward reducing methane emissions and improving public health outcomes.
CONTACT
This event is organised by Healthy Futures, with the support of UNSW Sydney. If you have any questions about the event, please contact Bronwyn McDonald at [email protected]
Dr Michael Bonning (MC) is the immediate past AMA (NSW) President and is the current Chair of the Public Health Committee for the Federal AMA. Michael is an advocate for better health policy and for the best working environments for doctors. He has previously been a director of Beyond Blue and the National Doctors' Health Service and serves on the Medical Council of NSW. Michael is also a General Practitioner and Chief Medical Officer, with extensive experience in health policy advisory and clinical governance for health services and government.
Dr Kim Loo has been working in Western Sydney for 35 years. She is a well-known General Practice Advocate and a Climate health and Justice advocate for over a decade. Kim has seen patients from numerous climate related illnesses. She says "we can see the root causes and the science is clear. Fossil fuels, industrial agriculture utilising fossil fuels and mass deforestation. Advocacy in this area is critical".
Hannah Beaton is a climate and sustainability researcher who completed her Bachelor of Environmental Management, majoring in Ecology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). During her studies, she researched the health costs of air pollution under Associate Professor Donna Green's "Clean Air Schools" program and during her employment at an electric vehicle start-up. Hannah went on to receive the Faculty of Science Prize, for her Honours research on methane emissions from open-cut coal mines in the Hunter Valley, NSW. Her honours work catalysed research contracts with state and national government, where she now continues her work with Associate Professor Bryce Kelly, assessing methane emissions within the coal and agricultural industry.
Peggy Smith is a Registered Nurse, NSWNMA Muswellbrook Branch Delegate and the MUA Pilliga Campaign Organiser. Peggy is passionate about health, particularly in rural, regional, and remote communities, and is interested in public health policy.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Wallace Wurth Building, Level 6, Kirby Seminar Room 638, 61-63 Botany Street, Randwick, Australia
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