Climate Change Impacts on the Great Barrier Reef
WEBAccelerating climate change has driven a 54 per cent increase in the number of marine heatwave days each year (between 1925-1954 and 1987-2016), placing global reefs at serious risk. The unprecedented bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef in 2016 and 2017 resulted in mass coral mortality, with the 2016 bleaching event at least 175 times ...
Deforestation and Climate Change
WEBAug 21, 2019 · Deforestation and climate change. Burning fossil fuels, in combination with destruction of carbon sinks due to deforestation and other activities, has contributed to more and more carbon dioxide building up in the atmosphere – more than can be absorbed from existing carbon sinks such as forests. The build-up of carbon dioxide in the ...
Climate Risk Map of Australia - Climate Council
WEBThe Climate Council’s Climate Risk Map of Australia is an interactive map of climate vulnerable places in Australia. Enter your suburb or postcode in the search bar in the top right corner of the map below to understand risks in your area. Climate change impact analysis is supplied by Climate Valuation. Visit www.climatevaluation.com for more information. Important […]
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WEBThe Climate Council regularly publishes groundbreaking research reports on issues such as extreme weather, climate solutions, health, coal closure and international action. Our reports are used as an authoritative source of information for briefing politicians, providing updates to health and emergency services, teaching resources for schools and universities and as background research for the ...
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What does net zero emissions mean? | Explainer - Climate Council
WEBThe Climate Council recommends that Australia cut its emissions 75 percent by 2030 (based on 2005 levels), and aim to reach net zero by 2035. This is the critical decade for climate action, and every fraction of a degree of warming avoided will help ensure a safer climate for generations to come. Australia is on the frontline of the climate ...
Hard to Swallow: How Climate Change is Affecting Australian Food
WEBThe Climate Council is an independent, crowd-funded organisation providing quality information to climate change to the Australian public. Media: Contact Senior Media Advisor Sarah Thompson on 0420 892 450 or [email protected]. IN YOUR FRIDGE AND PANTRY – HOW CLIMATE CHANGE WILL …
Deluge & Drought: Water Security in a Changing Climate
WEBYet in Australia and globally the water cycle has been significantly influenced by climate change, leading to more extreme droughts and floods. Our latest report, “Deluge & Drought: Water Security in a Changing Climate”, has found the severe drought gripping much of Australia has been exacerbated by climate change. DOWNLOAD THE REPORT.
What is carbon offsetting and is it worthwhile? - Climate Council
WEBCarbon offsets are used by a company or organisation to compensate for what they are emitting and thereby decrease their net emissions. Offsetting involves purchasing carbon credits. Typically, one credit permits the emission of one tonne of ‘carbon dioxide equivalent’ (a combined measure of the warming potential of various greenhouse gases).
What is Carbon Capture and Storage? - Climate Council
WEBCarbon capture and storage (CCS) involves capturing, transporting and storing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel power stations, energy intensive industries, and gas fields by injecting the captured greenhouse gases back into the ground. CCS is proposed in a range of different areas, but this fact sheet focuses on the forms of CCS ...