BLOG: Weath and Health in a Sustainable Future
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By Ronald Macfarlane, CHASE Associate, September 2, 2020
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Business as usual is not an option. Exponential economic growth that relies on increasing consumption of natural resources is not sustainable (Figure 1) and will not result in a healthy future for all. A green recovery that reduces emissions of greenhouse gases, invests in biodiversity, and decreases disparities has to be a priority. Even though these measures may not prove sufficient in the long-run, they will improve health, reduce health inequities, and set our economies onto a more sustainable path.
Income and Health
Income is a well established determinant of health – with higher income comes better health, while lower incomes are associated with a higher burden of disease and early deaths (Biciunaite 2014; Krisberg 2016; Statistics Canada 2020; WHO 2020). Life expectancy and incomes have increased rapidly over the last century (see Figures 2 and 3). However, this growth has come at the expense of the ecosystems we depend on for food, water, and materials for our needs such as shelter (Fritz & Koch 2016). How do we continue to improve health while living within the limits of the planet?
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STOP USING TAXPAYERS’ MONEY TO FUND POLLUTION
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Guest Post by Dr. Trevor Hancock (Published by the Times Colonist on September 6, 2020)
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In May, the World Health Organisation (WHO) released its “Manifesto for a healthy and green COVID-19 recovery”. It is in many ways an astonishing document, because it speaks briefly and plainly to the many global problems we face and how we need to respond. But perhaps the most astonishing and heartening part is the last of its six-point prescription: “Stop using taxpayers money to fund pollution”, by which is meant “subsidizing the fossil fuels that are driving climate change and causing air pollution”.
Globally, the International Energy Agency (IEA) reports, fossil fuel subsidies vary widely each year, largely based on the price of fossil fuels, reaching a peak of almost US440 billion in 2018, which was “more than double the estimated subsidies to renewables”.
In 2019 they were almost US$320 billion, with the decline “related in large part to lower average fuel prices over the course of the year”. In 2020, because of the economic impact of Covid on prices, they may fall as low as US$180 billion.
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Let your Member of Parliament know that you want a Green, Healthy and Just Economic Recovery
Canada's Federal Parlimanent will be reconvening in September with a Throne Speech on the 23rd. Please let your Member of Parliament (MP) know that the Economic Recovery must fight climate change, reduce health inequities, and improve health for all. Find your MP's contact information here: https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en
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MEDIA RELEASE: Public Health Organizations Calling for a Green, Healthy and Just Recovery
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Toronto/Ottawa: August 6, 2020: Organizations representing public health professionals across the country and community health centres across Ontario made a submission to the Federal Finance Committee today with recommendations for a COVID-19 economic recovery that would achieve deep climate emission reductions across the country, while creating new jobs, improving health, and reducing health inequities.
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SUBMISSION: To the Federal Finance Committee re: COVID19 Economic Recovery
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Submission prepared by CHASE, CPHA, OPHA and the Alliance for Healthier Communities. August 5, 2020
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MEDIA HIT: COVID-19 Recovery can Help in Climate Crisis. Hamilton Spectator, June 23, 2020.
Op-Ed prepared by Dr. Charles Gardner, MOH for SMDHU, Ian Culbert, CPHA, Kim Perrotta, CHASE.
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SUBMISSION: To the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology re: Government's Response to COVID-19
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Prepared and Submitted by CHASE, CPHA and OPHA. June 19, 2020
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NCCEH BLOG: Responding to Climate Change as a Public Health Professionals
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Prepared by Kim Perrotta for the National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health, June 16, 2020
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NCCEH WEBINAR: Responding to Climate Change as Public Health Professionals
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Presented by Kim Perrotta, Executive Director, CHASE. June 25, 2020
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BLOG: COVID-19 REMINDS US THAT NATURE IS ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH
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By Ronald Macfarlane with Kim Perotta, May 29, 2020
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BLOG: COVID-19 as a Catalyst for Climate Action
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Prepared by Ronald Macfarlane, May 8, 2020
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MEDIA HIT: Green Investment and Resilient Communities Lead to a Brighter Future. Hamilton Spectator, April 20, 2020.
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Op-Ed prepared by Kim Perrotta, Executive Director for CHASE.
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BLOG: A Tale of Two Crises: COVID-19 and Climate Change
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Prepared by Kim Perrotta, April 8, 2020
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MEDIA HIT: Large Grocers should do more to Flatten the Curve. Hamilton Spectator, March 21, 2020
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Op-ed prepared by Kim Perrotta, Executive Director for CHASE.
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