.Matt_KeanMP 'These extreme weather events are exactly what scientists have warned us about for decades: longer drier periods and more heatwaves resulting in worse bushfires. Climate change is no longer just a forecast.'
The bushfires we are facing are unprecedented. The fires are likely to impact more hectares than at any point in our history, the smoke blanketing Sydney is the worst in living memory and the conditions on the ground have rarely been so bad so early in the fire season.
But we also need to look at the causes of these bushfires so we can avoid this bushfire season repeating itself in the future. That includes addressing climate change.These fires are not an isolated event. We are going through the worst drought in the state’s history. Last year was the hottest year on record and this year is on track to be the second hottest.
The NSW Liberal-National government has been a leader on this issue. We were one of the first jurisdictions to set a net zero carbon-emissions target – before Britain, Germany or France; we are reducing our emissions faster than the national average; and we are developing Australia’s first co-ordinated renewable energy zone.
More than 60 counties have committed to net zero by 2050. The global transition to net zero is going to require trillions of dollars of investment in the energy system alone. We need to capture a slice of that opportunity here in NSW.
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