Concerted global action on climate change is necessary to prevent continued deterioration of the Great Barrier Reef, acknowledges a federal government report released today.
Limiting warming to no more than 1.5 degrees would have far-reaching benefits that won't arise if the planet warms by two degrees, according to a report released today by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Australia's capacity to overcome severe and catastrophic events is under strain, and climate change could accelerate instability, according to security agencies.
Climate change will cause regional disruption, but concerns about large-scale influxes of 'climate refugees' are ill-founded, a Senate inquiry has been told.
The G20 meeting in Germany, with the exception of the US, has called for a new focus on climate risk insurance and reiterated its support for the Paris Agreement.
As the world continues the transformation away from fossil fuels, workers have a 'right to know' how their needs will be considered, says global trade union leader and New Climate Economy commissioner Sharan Burrow.