It is evident from Australia’s increasingly severe droughts and record-breaking heatwaves that time is running out to take action on climate change.
Yet, despite persistent calls from eminent scientists to reduce global dependence on fossil fuels, a call to action has gone unanswered by our political leaders.
And we aren’t facing just an environmental threat in Australia—there are significant implications for our national security and defence capabilities that we haven’t fully reckoned with either.