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Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM)

The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) is a not-for-profit organisation responsible for the training of emergency physicians and the advancement of professional standards in emergency medicine in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

ACEM aims to be a leading organization in sustainable emergency medicine, system transformation, community advocacy, and preparedness for the health impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss.

Supporting the following commitments:

  • Commitment 1: Conduct climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessments (V&As) at population level and/or health care facility level.
  • Commitment 2: Develop a health national adaptation plan (HNAP) informed by the health V&A, which forms part of the National Adaptation Plan.
  • Commitment 3: Use the V&A and HNAP to facilitate access to climate change funding for health.
  • Commitment 4: Set a target date by which to achieve health systems net zero emissions (ideally by 2050).
  • Commitment 5: Deliver a baseline assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of the health system (including supply chains).
  • Commitment 6: Develop an action plan or roadmap by a set date to develop a sustainable low carbon health system (including supply chains).

Country experience:

Australia and New Zealand: Commitments 1 and 2