The California Medical Association (CMA) is hosting a two-hour virtual climate change townhall on Thursday, March 4 (6 -8 p.m.). Because we have received a high volume of resolutions on this important topic, our Council on Science and Public Health has decided to host this townhall so that members can verbally provide testimony for the climate change resolutions that have been accepted as Q2 business for our year-round resolutions process.

All members are invited to testify. If you are unable to join us for the virtual townhall, you can also comment via our normal discussion forum process by clicking on the links below.

Climate change resolutions that have been accepted as business in Q2 are:

• 101-20: Support pricing of carbon emissions to combat climate change
• 106-20: Discourage the use of desflurane and judiciously limit the use of nitrous oxide because of their potent global-warming potentials contributing to climate change and thus harming health
• 108-20: Addressing climate change as a public health crisis
• 110-20: Encourage environmental health and reduce contamination by promoting sustainable management of medical waste including medical gases, supplies, and medications
• 111-20: Global climate change crisis
• 109-21: The establishment of a technical advisory committee to comprehensively assess the climate crisis impact on the health of Californians and the optimal role for the physicians of CMA in responding to the climate health crisis

Advance registration is required to attend the townhall. You can join the townhall at any point during the two-hour window and you will be placed into a queue to testify. You do not have to be present for the entire two hours.