This report provides an update to the previous Climate Council report on bushfire risk and NSW and the ACT.

We begin this report by describing the background context of fire and its history in NSW and the ACT. We then outline the link between bushfires and climate change, before considering how bushfire danger weather is intensifying in NSW and the ACT, and what this means for the immediate future. We explore the impacts of fire on people, property, water supply and biodiversity, before considering the future implications of bushfires for NSW and ACT fire managers, planners and emergency services.