Scientists call on MPs to urgently reduce Australia's emissions amid bushfire crisis

Strongly worded appeal comes as new energy market analysis predicts Australia will hit 50% renewable electricity by 2030

A group of more than 200 scientists will on Monday urge returning parliamentarians to urgently reduce Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions, and work diplomatically to achieve coordinated global climate action, after a catastrophic summer of fires.

In an open letter timed to coincide with the resumption of the parliamentary year in Canberra, the group says scientific evidence unequivocally links human-caused climate change to the increasing risk of frequent and severe bushfires in the Australian landscape.