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Benchmarking heat across Cumberland Council, New South Wales


This report examines microclimatic variation across the LGA of Cumberland Council, New South Wales. During the summer of 2018/19, more than 1.4 million individual measurements of air temperature were recorded at 97 locations in and around the LGA. Our data analyses revealed that communities living in Cumberland Council are experiencing extreme heat more frequently than...
Report

This is what climate change looks like


This report finds it is not just Australia's favourite animals, but our favourite places that are suffering as a result of climate change, including Kakadu National Park, where rising sea levels are affecting freshwater wetlands.
Discussion paper

Inheriting the Earth? The unprecedented challenge of environmental breakdown for younger generations


This paper explores the challenge faced by younger generations, and those yet born, resulting from environmental breakdown. It looks at the measures that can be taken to ameliorate this inter-generational injustice. In doing so, it seeks to help advance environmental improvement, sustainable development, and to relieve poverty and disadvantage.
Strategy

ACT climate change strategy 2019-25


This strategy outlines the next steps the community, business and the ACT government will take to reduce emissions by 50–60% (below 1990 levels) by 2025 and establish a pathway for achieving net zero emissions by 2045.
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Australia to attend climate summit empty-handed despite UN pleas to ‘come with a plan’


The UN has asked world leaders to bring concrete climate action plans to this week's summit - and Australia is likely to cop heavy criticism.