Millions of Australians at risk from rising sea levels and heat deaths could soar, landmark climate report warns | Australian politics
According to a turning point report that finds that the Australian community will not be immun with the deteriorating risk of a climate that worsening, the number of heat -related deaths in Sydney may increase almost 450% if the global heating exceeds 3C.
The report also leaves the risk of increasing risk of rising sea levels in Australia’s crowded coastal communities, including floods, erosion and water.
He found that 1.5 million coastal residents would be at risk until 2050 and would be over 3 million by 2090.
On Monday, the Federal Government issued a long -awaited national climate risk assessment, which provides the most detailed picture of the severe and comprehensive social and economic impact of the climate crisis for Australia.
The opening assessment developed by the Australian Climate Service and the Climate Change Department modeled the impact of the society, the economy and the environment under three global warming scenarios over 1.5C, over 2C and over 3C, such as heat waves, droughts and floods.
In the report, heating on the Australian continent has already reached 1.5C.
Among the findings, he warned that public health risks will become more pronounced with the “loss of life and coercion in health systems”.
Under a 3C scenario, the number of deaths related to heat in Sydney increases by 444% and 423% in Darwin.
The assessment also modeled the economic impact and predicted the direct cost of flood, forest fires, storms and cyclones in the states and regions.
But economic damage will go beyond disasters.
For example, losses in property value may rise to $ 611 billion by 2050 and increase to $ 770 billion by 2090. In another finding, the days lost due to heat waves can reach 2.7 m during the labor force under the 3C scenario.
The government also issued a national adaptation framework to help prepare a changing climate.
“Australians are already living with the results of climate change today, but now every heating degree we prevented will help to avoid the worst effects in the coming years,” said Chris Bowen, “Australians today.
“Australia’s first national climate risk assessment and our national adaptation plan is a road map to address the inevitable effects of climate change and build a more flexible country for all communities, regions and industries.”
The publication of the risk assessment points to the beginning of a descriptive week for the Albanian government’s climate action agenda.
The government is expected to explain the 2035 emission reduction target on Thursday or Friday to the advice of climate change authority, as well as an inclusive plans and detailed ways to reach the net zero that informs it and the six sectors of the economy.
Delays in the publication of climate risk assessment have initiated the accusations that the sources familiar to the content of the government are trying to bury the findings defined as “intense and scary”.
The Greens successfully pushed the Parliamentary investigation to hold the first hearing on Tuesday.
