KEY FINDINGS 1. Globally, solar photovoltaic (PV) power is surging on the back of scaled-up production and continually falling costs. 70GW (projected) of new solar power capacity was added globally in 2016, breaking last years’ (2015) record of 50GW capacity added. China (34.2GW), the United States (13GW) and Japan (10.5GW) continued to lead with the...

KEY FINDINGS 1. Climate change is influencing all extreme weather events in Australia. All extreme weather events are now occurring in an atmosphere that is warmer and wetter than it was in the 1950s. Heatwaves are becoming hotter, lasting longer and occurring more often. Marine heatwaves that cause severe coral bleaching and mortality are becoming...

KEY FINDINGS 1. 2016 was the hottest year on record globally for the third year in a row. Climate change was the dominant factor in driving the record-breaking heat worldwide. The global average temperature for 2016 was 0.94°C above the 20th century average, overtaking the previous record set in 2015 by 0.04°C. The record global...

KEY FINDINGS 1. Climate change is increasing the risk of bushfires in Victoria and lengthening fire seasons.

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...