As Australia burns, public concern over the need for greater action against the devastating bushfire season and climate change is igniting
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“It is irresponsible not to connect the dots – it is absolutely clear … that climate change is exacerbating dangerous bushfire conditions,” the Climate Council's Dr Martin Rice told SBS News. The Department of Environment and Energy released the “Australia’s emissions projections 2019” report on Sunday citing the nation would exceed its 2030 Paris target by 16 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.
“We need to actually prepare our emergency services and our fire services and our community for the escalating threats.”Mr Morrison visited NSW firefighters at the RFS Control Centre in Hawkesbury on Sunday, paying tribute to their “amazing work” fighting against months of blazes.More than 90 fires were burning across NSW alone on Sunday evening and there are fears of worsening conditions when temperatures soar later this week.
We can see, smell and feel the changing climate, but our Government says we’re only imagining it. Some of our most experienced firefighters couldn’t even get the ear of this Government to warn them about this fire season – all because they accepted the reality of climate change.More than 680 homes have been destroyed and six people have lost their lives during bushfires, which have been labelled unprecedented for their severity so early in the season.
Last week during question time Mr Morrison said “the coordinated effort between Federal, state and local agencies” had been exemplary in response to bushfires. The horrific fire conditions have spawned international headlines about Australia's response with the New York Times writing the fires revealed “once again” that Australia’s “pragmatism stops at climate change”.
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