Essay by Eric Worrall
If only you selfish Chinese, Americans and Europeans don’t burn all the coal that Australia continues to export. Of course, some NSW flood management projects can also help.
Albanese blames global inaction on climate change for Sydney flood disaster
Via Lucy Cormack
July 6, 2022 – 5:55pmPrime Minister Anthony Albanese said the global failure to act on climate change had been a disaster for the state’s flood-raved communities, as he visited Hawkesbury to confront the scene with locals. flooded for the fourth time in 18 months.
During her first visit to the region, Albanese vowed to heed the lessons of the emergency and work with all levels of government on flood mitigation strategies in the national interest.
“My government has changed Australia’s position on climate change from day one,” he said.
“Science tells us that if we continue to act globally on climate change, these extreme weather events will become more frequent and more intense. And what we’re seeing, unfortunately, is the play. “
The Prime Minister traveled to Windsor and Richmond on Wednesday with Premier Dominic Perrottet to survey the impact of the flooding, after receiving a briefing at the state’s emergency operations center in Homebush.
He previously announced a $1000 disaster recovery payment will be made available to flood victims from Thursday, in addition to the initial disaster assistance that was flagged this week. .
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Debate over the state government’s proposal to raise the wall of the Warragamba Dam was also revived following the flood event. The more than $1 billion plan to raise the wall by 14 meters has been controversial, with opponents arguing it could affect the world heritage-listed Blue Mountains.
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Early Australian colonists recorded large and frequent floods in New South Walesbut please don’t confuse current climate change flooding with all-natural flooding in the 19th and 20th centuries.
There is a clear solution – Australian Prime Minister Albanese must immediately stop all coal exports, and stop all coal burning in Australia, to help combat flooding in NSW.
Australian Prime Minister Albanese has stopped asking the rest of the world to pay the flood repair bill, but I’m sure donations would be welcome.
h / t Climate believer – “It will flood again” – SES Video Flood, a long list of historic floods in NSW. There is nothing historically unusual about NSW experiencing a series of devastating floods. The blame is different Australian governments have had almost two centuries to deal with the problem, but politicians are still dragging their feet, making excuses and blame others instead of taking action to fix the problem.
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