We face challenges from a changing climate each year. We are already witnessing devasting impacts from current warming levels, and Australia is particularly at risk. More extreme temperatures, sea level rise on our coasts, coral bleaching from warming oceans as well as intensifying drought, bush fires, storms and flooding events. Many of us are experiencing damaging health effects as a result, both physically and mentally.
In their Sixth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) identified the current state of the climate and what is required to avoid catastrophic climate change impacts. The science is clear: we need an urgent and drastic reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to zero as soon as possible.
