Quitting our Oil Dependency
How to protect our communities from global oil volatility for a healthier Australia.
Australia’s dependence on oil leaves households, communities, hospitals and other essential services exposed to global instability, yet our abundant renewable resources offer a path to a cleaner, healthier and more resilient future.
Join DEAs Dr Kate Wylie in discussion with Peter Holding (Farmers for Climate Action), Dr Kim Humphrey (DEA) and Francis Vierboom (Rewiring Australia), as they explore the impact of the Middle East conflict.
We will discuss the health costs in Australia and globally, emphasise the impacts in rural communities and on agriculture and then most importantly, discuss what solutions we can bring to the situation, such as electrifying transport, funding infrastructure in rural communities and strengthening sustainable farming systems.
The conflict in the middle east is a health and human rights catastrophe, but it is also an impetus for change that we should take advantage of for a healthier, more sustainable and resilient Australia.
Tuesday March 31st starting at 7:30pm AEDT.
Zoom link will be sent with your ticket receipt and emailed again one hour before the webinar begins.
Zoom link will be sent with your ticket receipt and emailed again one hour before the webinar begins.
Panellists:
Peter Holding (Farmers for Climate Action) is a third-generation farmer in south east NSW, growing crops such as canola and wheat, as well as running sheep for wool. Peter has an extensive knowledge and first hand experience with the strategies farmers can use to manage and adapt to climate change.
Dr Kim Humphrey (Doctors for the Environment) is an Emergency Medicine Specialist and is the Climate Change Lead at SA Health. A Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide, Kimberly also holds numerous committee roles within the Australasian College For Emergency Medicine, and is on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Climate Change and Health.
Francis Vierboom (Rewiring Australia) has been involved with in the electrification movement since the original Electrify 2515 pilot in NSW. He is a co-founder of Propeller Aero, a global drone software company, with a background spanning law, IT, privacy and technology policy consulting and international development in Mongolia. He has also dedicated the past five years to serving on the board of the Financial Rights Legal Centre.
Facilitator:
Dr Kate Wylie is a GP and the executive director of Doctors for the Environment Australia. Dr Wylie applies a medical model to the climate crisis and as such offers a treatment plan for climate change. She seeks to activate her audience so they can help create the paradigm shift that we need to combat the climate crisis.
Peter Holding (Farmers for Climate Action) is a third-generation farmer in south east NSW, growing crops such as canola and wheat, as well as running sheep for wool. Peter has an extensive knowledge and first hand experience with the strategies farmers can use to manage and adapt to climate change.
Dr Kim Humphrey (Doctors for the Environment) is an Emergency Medicine Specialist and is the Climate Change Lead at SA Health. A Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Adelaide, Kimberly also holds numerous committee roles within the Australasian College For Emergency Medicine, and is on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Climate Change and Health.
Francis Vierboom (Rewiring Australia) has been involved with in the electrification movement since the original Electrify 2515 pilot in NSW. He is a co-founder of Propeller Aero, a global drone software company, with a background spanning law, IT, privacy and technology policy consulting and international development in Mongolia. He has also dedicated the past five years to serving on the board of the Financial Rights Legal Centre.
Facilitator:
Dr Kate Wylie is a GP and the executive director of Doctors for the Environment Australia. Dr Wylie applies a medical model to the climate crisis and as such offers a treatment plan for climate change. She seeks to activate her audience so they can help create the paradigm shift that we need to combat the climate crisis.
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