In case you missed it, the former NSW Fire Commissioner says we've lost a decade of climate action and thanked the new Minister for Climate Change for starting fresh talks. Read the full story here:
Former NSW Fire and Rescue Commissioner Greg Mullins said he and other former emergency services chiefs had a "constructive discussion" with Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen.The Albanese government has declared it will end the "climate wars", pledging to take action through ambitious emission reduction targets.
"The climate wars will end ... the Albanese Labor government will seek to end the climate wars by real action on climate change, bringing Australians together and listening to Australians of all walks of life," he said. "That this new government has requested a meeting with us as being among their first orders of business sends a promising signal that experts will be listened to, after many years of being ignored.
The Morrison government failed to heed warnings the country was facing a "bushfire catastrophe" in early 2019, he said."We need a reset and the only mitigation in the future which will dial that down is to reduce emissions worldwide and Australia must do its part," he said.
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