Killer heatwaves and disease outbreaks are key threats to Queenslanders from climate change, according to a State Government-funded plan calling for tobacco-style taxes on carbon polluters.
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| The climate change plan recommends a 'polluter-pays' approach. |
The new statewide strategy to tackle climate-driven health risks argued doctors could play a role as "highly trusted" messengers about climate impacts to the community, where politicians have failed.
The plan, obtained by the ABC ahead of its launch today by Queensland Health Minister Steven Miles, revealed the health sector regarded a lack of political support — including mixed messages from the Government's own pro-coal and gas development decisions — as the key barrier to adapting to climate change.
Read Josh Robertson’s story from ABC News - “Health impacts key focus of new Queensland climate change strategy.”
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