If Adelaide is going to host COP31, we need more climate action
Hosting COP31 will put Adelaide under the climate action microscope and will be a rare, once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape the global climate conversation and accelerate action to protect our own future, writes Committee for Adelaide chief executive Sam Dighton.
The devastating algal bloom that is currently ravaging South Australia’s coastline is a stark reminder that the climate crisis is well and truly upon us.
We are experiencing warmer and drier conditions, more frequent extreme weather events, heightened bushfire risks and rising sea levels. Summers are harsher, rainfall is scarcer, and coastal communities are currently dealing with a toxic algae bloom that is decimating our local marine wildlife and closing beaches.
These are no longer theoretical risks and projections for 2050. They’re local, immediate and intensifying realities of climate change occurring right here, right now.
Human influence on the climate system is well documented and understood. Information on the latest climate change science is readily available on government websites and through organisations such as the CSIRO and Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The facts are clear: every degree of warming brings social, environmental, and economic consequences that grow larger and harder to reverse.
South Australia is often regarded as a global leader when it comes to climate change action. With over 1,000 native plant species and an urban area where 11 per cent is green space, we’re........
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