Partner organisations
This project is funded by HEAL (Healthy Environment And Lives) seed-funding with the support of the Menzies School of Health Research, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress Aboriginal Corporation and Australian National University.
Status/timing
What does the Project focus on?
This project will conduct a pilot study to:
- document the carbon footprint of a remote clinic in central Australia.
- identify hotspots of greenhouse gas emissions in the clinic’s operation.
- explore potential ways to reduce the carbon footprint.
- discuss the scalability of the findings and methods used to other remote primary health care services.
What do you expect to achieve with this project when complete?
This project will collate evidence on greenhouse gas emissions from a primary health care centre in Central Australian remote communities to assist the central Australian healthcare sector with climate mitigation strategies. The information generated from this pilot project will form a baseline for long-term mitigation planning at the local level (remote and very remote communities). Also, quantifying and incorporating this information into developing national climate change mitigation policies may facilitate the adoption of more robust policies and procedures. The study has the potential to provide insight into GHG emissions of PHC and mitigation studies across remote and rural Australia, and internationally.
