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All parts of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health have a role to play in working together to decarbonise the health system.

The Climate Risk and Net Zero (CRNZ) Unit within System Purchasing Branch is responsible for coordinating the governance of the Net Zero Roadmap 2025-2030 and working with key partner health organisations and agencies to ensure clear accountability to support successful implementation and delivery against the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Government’s net zero targets.

There are a number of governance structures responsible for ensuring the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Government meets the state’s emissions reduction targets and the adaptation objective, including:

• The Net Zero Commission: The Net Zero Commission was established under the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Act 2023 to provide independent expert advice to ensure ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø is on a clear path towards net zero.
• The Climate Change Network: The Network is a Deputy Secretary level forum established in May 2024 by DCCEEW and The Cabinet Office (TCO) coordinating climate change actions across ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Government portfolios.

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health Net Zero Roadmap is governed through regular reporting to the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health Environmental Sustainability Steering Committee: Chaired by the Deputy Secretary, System Sustainability and Performance, the Committee representatives include ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health Chief Executives, Executive Directors, consumers and partner organisation representatives from the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø DCCEEW and Primary Health Network. The Committee was established in April 2022 to provide advice, assurance and oversight to support implementation and monitor progress towards Future Health’s Strategic Outcome 6, key objective 6.2.

This roadmap is not a static document. ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health will review the document periodically to incorporate new priorities informed by changes to policy, legislation, technological advances and other international drivers of healthcare decarbonisation.

Implementation plan

The roadmap is the blueprint for the decarbonisation work that the Ministry of Health will deliver across the system. To ensure the successful delivery of the roadmap, the Ministry of Health will develop an implementation plan in collaboration with key stakeholders. The Implementation Plan will outline decarbonisation actions for each of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Health’s top emission sources, allowing for specific programs, initiatives and collaborations to deliver the objective statements for each priority area.