Priorities
Cathy Wilcox
September saw the release of the National Climate Risk Assessment by the Australian Climate Service. The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water described it as ‘Australia’s first nationally comprehensive look at how climate change could affect the systems we rely on’. The report detailed sea-level rises, increased deaths from heatwaves and the impact of climate change on the Australian property market, which could see close to a million homes possibly uninsurable by 2050.
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