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"Australia’s long awaited first climate risk assessment has painted a bleak
picture of the country’s future, saying it is now “prudent” to plan for an
increase in average temperatures of 3ºC by the end of the century, even as
environmental groups urge the government to set highly ambitious emissions
reduction targets.
The country’s first National Adaptation Plan, released alongside the National
Climate Risk Assessment, makes for grim reading, telling Australians to expect
extreme weather in formerly safe places and that simultaneous disasters around
the country will become more common.
It has been released just days before the federal government is due to release
its 2035 emissions reduction target, but the focus of the two reports released
on Monday, however, are not on what further action can be taken to fix climate
change but how to adapt to that bleak future.
“Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment and our National Adaptation
Plan are a roadmap to address the unavoidable impacts of climate change, to
build a more resilient country for all communities, regions and industries,”
said climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen in a statement.
“Australians are already living with the consequences of climate change today
but it’s clear every degree of warming we prevent now will help future
generations avoid the worst impacts in years to come.”
Bowen says current climate change efforts are working to bring down emissions,
with federal data released in August showing these fell by 1.4 per cent, or 6.5
million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, in the year to March 2025.
But the federal government is also being accused of using its incredible
election mandate to indulge in actions that meany believe are locking future
generations into 2-3ºC warming or more.
Last week the federal environment minister Murray Watt green-lit a 40-year
extension for Woodside Energy’s controversial North West Shelf development in
Western Australia, a project that is expected to create at least 13 times
Australia’s annual emissions over that period."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
