Government's arrogant and irresponsible response to IPCC report

By John Hewson
Updated July 2 2021 - 3:46am, first published October 11 2018 - 7:00pm
Don't worry, be happy: Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack (left) and Prime Minister Scott Morrison have downplayed the IPCC report on the threats of climate change. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Don't worry, be happy: Deputy Prime Minister and Nationals leader Michael McCormack (left) and Prime Minister Scott Morrison have downplayed the IPCC report on the threats of climate change. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

This week we saw the release of the latest findings of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), what has been described as a “nightmarish tale” – significantly worse than their previous assessments – documenting the climate change impacts we’re already experiencing with one degree of warming, and the likely severity of the impacts to come once we surpass 1.5 degrees of warming. 

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