GPs and key doctors’ groups have demanded the Federal Government take more action on climate change, including making the healthcare sector carbon neutral in less than 20 years.

The AMA, in association with superannuation group HESTA, has written to Prime Minister Scott Morrison calling for a tougher stance on reducing Australia’s carbon emissions.

Signed by 56 other medical and health bodies, the letter from the “coalition of climate concerned health organisations” says they want to see the government address the threat to health from global warming.

Among those signing the letter are the RDAA, RANZCOG, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, the Australian Association of Gerontology and the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine.