The group warns climate change will cause more regular and severe natural disasters that will overwhelm the ability of the federal government and its agencies to help protect and rebuild communities.
The danger of climate change has led to calls for a radical overhaul of how the federal government is planning to manage climate threats.
The starkly worded new report by Australian Security Leaders Climate Group — which includes former Australian Defence Force chief Chris Barrie — says that climate change presents such a serious security threat that it demands an "emergency mobilisation" in response. "Higher levels of warming will stretch them beyond their capacity to respond. Inadequate action by Australian governments has left our nation poorly prepared to face global warming's consequences, and Australia remains 'missing in action' on climate security risks."
The group says the intelligence branch should be housed within the Office of National Intelligence and that it should provide a declassified briefing to parliament ever year, so Australians are more aware of the emerging dangers.Rising temperatures and extreme weather events will heap even more stress on sectors already under severe strain unless effective mitigation strategies are developed, according to the government's climate risk assessment report.
"Yet there is little recognition of this level of threat to Australia, leaving the nation severely exposed to the devastating costs," he said.
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