It recognises that Tasmania has high vulnerability to flooding and saltwater intrusion, as well as to bushfire and extreme weather events.
The Legislative Council has passed a Greens’ motion calling for a substantial overhaul of the Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008.
The National Climate Risk Assessment report is out. It paints an alarming picture of the future for Tasmania.
Mr President, just briefly, with all respect to the honourable leader, a fair bit of that was rubbish. It was just pap. Rubbish.
The National Climate Risk Assessment report was sat on by the Albanese government for some 10 months. They'd refuse to release it.
I have a follow up question. As you'd be aware, a number of medium-density housing developments in Hobart have been cancelled due to rising construction costs.
These areas are particularly susceptible to adverse impacts because of their circumstances, location demographics, proneness to hazards including, for example, bush fire.
The release yesterday of the National Climate Risk Assessment report the Albanese Government tried to hide is a massive wake up call for Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report 2025 exposes a government not prepared to act on emissions’ reduction.
Environment Minister, Madeleine Ogilvie, mistakenly asserted herself to be the Minister for Climate Change in Parliament today.