These are the first four names of the 274 scientists who have signed an open letter directed at our leaders (aka Prime Minister Scott Morrison and our government), just to give you an idea of the kind of calibre we’re dealing with.
- Professor Nerilie Abram, climate researcher, Australian National University.
- PHD candidate Tanya Lippmann, Science, Earth and Climate researcher, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
- Professor Jason Sharples, Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences, University of New South Wales.
- Dr Hamish Clarke, Earth, Athmospheric and Life Sciences expert, prescribed fire modeller and bushfire risk management researcher, University of Wollongong and Western Sydney University.
To say that these people are experienced in this field is a big understatement.
These scientists, who are not just from Australia but around the world, have issued an urgent, stark warning to our government.
WATCH: David Attenborough’s stark warning for the world. Post continues after video.
It reads:
“Scientific evidence unequivocally links human-caused climate change to the increasing risk of frequent and severe bushfires in the Australian landscape. That same science tells us these extreme events will only grow worse in the future without genuine concerted action to reduce global emissions of greenhouse gases.
“We, the undersigned climate, weather and fire scientists, call on our country’s leaders and policymakers to develop science-informed policies to combat human-caused climate change. To be successful, these policies must urgently reduce Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions and lead to constructive engagement and agreements with other world leaders for coordinated global climate action.
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Conservative parties are built around tradition and keeping things the same. They resist change. Adhering to science would mean overturning long-held beliefs, causing constant modernisation. This would make the Conservative party and what they stand for obsolete. We see the conflict of interest.
In order to follow climate science, we must make Conservative parties obsolete. They realise this and waste precious planetary time creating a religious discrimination bill to save themselves. The climate won’t wait for us to change. Australia will continue to enjoy stunted progress and a global reputation for backwardness the longer we allow faith to dictate politics. We cannot afford further Conservative governments. We must modernise and stop voting in dinosaurs. That is how we act on climate change.