T
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he "increasingly
unmanageable" threat of climate change
on children's health has prompted an open letter from doctors around
Australia to the government, calling for Federal Health Minister Sussan Ley to
attend the United Nations Paris climate summit this December.
In the letter, from independent organisation Doctors for the Environment Australia, leading doctors warn of the "health emergency"
climate change presents for children, who have the least capacity to act.
"More bushfires, floods and storms have already had
severe and ongoing psychological effects on Australian children," said the
letter, which was released on Monday.
Read Lucy Cormack’s story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Australian doctors call for Health Minister to attend Paris climate talks.”
