'Delay is as dangerous as denial': scientists urge Australia to reach net zero emissions faster

Heatwaves to double and many properties will be uninsurable if global heating reaches 3C, Australian Academy of Science says

Global heating of 3C would more than double the number of annual heatwaves in some parts of Australia, leave properties uninsurable due to flood and fire risk, and make many of the country's ecosystems unrecognisable", according to Australia's leading scientists.

The Australian Academy of Science is calling on the Morrison government to accelerate the country's transition to net zero greenhouse gas emissions in a report that examines what Australia could look like in a 3C world.