Leading health groups are calling on the federal government for significant investments in the next federal budget to tackle the health impacts of climate disasters.

The Climate and Health Alliance is calling on the federal government to commit to a national climate-health plan, after a poll released today shows that 65% of Australian voters believe climate action will lead to personal health benefits.

With unprecedented flooding across Queensland and NSW, health leaders are calling for an urgent implementation of a national climate-health plan to deal with more frequent and extreme climate disasters.

The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report confirms that urgent climate action is crucial to save Australian lives, said the Climate and Health Alliance today, in response to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6).