Australia has warmed by 1.4C in 110 years, according to a global climate report, but Energy Minister Angus Taylor has defended the country’s emissions reduction record.
The International Panel on Climate Change released its sixth assessment report on Monday, three months ahead of the Glasgow 2021 Climate Change Conference.
The IPCC report is the starkest reminder yet that the climate crisis is here right now and is the biggest long term threat we face.Scientists warned that every increase in global temperature of 0.5C would severely affect the size and frequency of heavy rainfalls, heat extremes and droughts. “The intensity, frequency and duration of fire weather events are projected to increase throughout Australia and New Zealand ,” says the report.
Australia’s Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor said Australia was meeting its climate change targets and was leading the world in renewable energy uptake.“Since 2018, Australia’s 2030 position has improved by 639 million tonnes . “The Government’s Technology Investment Roadmap is positioning Australia to be a leader in the next generation of low-emissions technologies that will make net zero emissions practically achievable,” he said.
“The evidence that these activities are already affecting climate across the globe and in every continent, region and ocean is now unequivocal,” he said.
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