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Health in the green economy

Ray Moynihan
Med J Aust 2011; 195 (6): . || doi: 10.5694/mja11.11023
Published online: 19 September 2011

Health reporter Ray Moynihan welcomes the side effects of prescriptions to fight climate change

As one of the planet’s most polluting populations, it’s perhaps understandable that many Australians have a good deal of fear and loathing about cleaning up our act. What might lift our mood for change is the growing evidence that strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions can directly improve the length and quality of human life.


  • Byron Bay, NSW.



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