The President of the 精东视频, Professor Chennupati Jagadish AC, has welcomed the Government鈥檚 annual climate statement published today calling for urgent, ambitious action to increase emissions reductions to reduce global warming and meet the climate goals of the Paris Agreement.
Professor Jagadish said the Climate Change Authority鈥檚 annual progress report found that Australia鈥檚 emissions are declining too slowly and that faster, coordinated action is needed across all sectors.
鈥淭he Global Carbon Budget shows that time is up for 1.5掳C. Today, Minister Bowen noted in his speech to federal Parliament that based on global emissions, we will still see warming of 2.8掳C,鈥� said Professor Jagadish.
Above 1.5掳C of warming, Australia faces much greater climate risks and economic consequences. These impacts include more frequent and severe extreme weather events like floods, fires and cyclones that will contribute to the cost of living, placing further stress on household budgets.
Professor Jagadish urged the Minister to read the Academy鈥檚 report The risks to Australia of a 3掳C warmer world.
鈥淚t paints a picture of what our world will be like to live in when average global surface temperatures reach 3掳C, which is expected in the lifetimes of our children and grandchildren.
鈥淲e need to be able to look the next generation in the eyes and say we鈥檙e on track to leave you a world that is liveable.
鈥淲e are making progress with emissions reductions, but the Climate Change Authority鈥檚 projections show that we need to triple our current pace of emissions reduction to reach the ambitious edge of the 2035 emissions target.
鈥淎 net zero emissions outcome by 2050 is possible for Australia without compromising economic prosperity,鈥� said Professor Jagadish.鈥�
鈥淭he Academy supports the Government鈥檚 focus on renewables and their goal to make Australia a global destination for clean energy investment.
鈥淣ow is the time to invest in science and innovation to develop the technologies we need to enhance our climate modelling and understanding, accelerate the energy transition, reduce emissions and remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere, and prepare our communities and environment to adapt to climate change impacts.
鈥淲e must rise to the challenges presented by overwhelming scientific evidence and not only reduce future emissions but also deal with runaway emissions that are already locked into the atmosphere, making some warming inevitable.鈥�
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