Five federal seats where climate change is set to wreak the worst damage are held by Nationals MPs whose party colleagues want the government to finance new carbon-emitting coal plants, new analysis has revealed.
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| The federal electorates most vulnerable to climate change are in regional areas far from the coast, analysis has found. |
Research by the Australian National University, commissioned by the Australian Conservation Foundation, has determined how climate change is likely to affect 4000 locations around Australia including each federal electorate. It shows that winter as Australians know it will virtually disappear by 2050 unless greenhouse gas emissions are radically curbed.
The Morrison government has mounted a campaign in recent weeks to reset voter perceptions of its climate action record ahead of the May federal election. The push includes a surprise backflip on Friday by former prime minister Tony Abbott, who said he no longer believes Australia should quit the Paris climate agreement.
Read the story from The Age by Nicole Hasham - “Pro-coal Nationals hold electorates most at risk from climate change.”
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