Advocacy & Politics

This submission argues climate disruption, not military rivalry, represents Australia’s greatest security risk, demanding a major rethink of AUKUS-era spending priorities.

Climate disinformation threatens democracy, demanding urgent national response.

Government misses an obvious climate moment during extreme weather crisis.

Policymakers and scientific institutions like the IPCC place too much emphasis on middle-of-the-road probability estimates rather than plausible worst-case outcomes.

Global warming has hit 1.5°C, but that is not safe. What does that mean for climate advocacy?

Climate impacts are happening faster than predicted, yet scientific caution and underestimation of risks are slowing public understanding and policymaking.

Australia’s National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) process ignores global-scale existential and systemic climate risks.

Australia’s first climate security assessment highlights urgent threats, but government refuses to release full findings.

How should the term “climate emergency” be understood?

Net zero 2050 plans risk locking in fossil fuel use for many decades, leading to dangerous warming and economic instability.

Current carbon budgets underestimate warming by ignoring feedbacks and risky assumptions about climate system behavior.

COVID-19 revealed global unpreparedness; climate disruption demands urgent, science-based leadership and coordinated risk management action.

An economic tipping point signals fossil-fuel decline, new economy growth, and urgent financial contagion preparedness.

Urgent climate failure demands emergency action for maximum protection of all life, ecosystems, and civilisation worldwide.

How climate emergency declarations influence Australian councils' policies.