Time | 0850 -0910 |
The Next Industrial Revolution
The climate emergency is the greatest existential threat of our time and as trusted leaders within our communities’, healthcare providers need to take urgent actions. The challenge is analogous to the threat posed to our patients by the Tobacco industry. This session is all about reducing the large carbon footprint of healthcare by moving away completely from energy derived from burning fossil fuels. It will identify specific actions that we can all take at a micro-level (individual practice), meso-level (local practices and clinical units) to macro-level (whole of health policy).
Heidi Lee
Heidi Lee is Chief Executive Officer of Beyond Zero Emissions, a leading Australian think tank demonstrating how the country can prosper in a zero-emissions economy. She led the organisation’s recent Million Jobs Plan, which showed how in just five years, renewables and zero-emissions projects can deliver 1.8 million new jobs in the regions and communities that these are needed most.
BZE’s current work is focused on Renewable Energy Industrial Precincts: demonstrating how Australia’s manufacturing sector can be powered by renewable energy, deliver regional jobs, secure domestic supply chains, and export zero-emissions products to global markets.
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