The long-awaited national climate risk assessment found that rising temperatures will have “cascading, compounding, concurrent” impacts on life in Australia, home to more than 27 million people.
The report, prepared independently for the government, found that 1.5 million people living in coastal areas will be at risk of sea level rise and coastal flooding by 2050.
Sea level rises pose a significant threat to homes, livelihoods, and cultural connections -- particularly in locations such as the Torres Strait Islands.
Monday's report comes as Australia is set to release its next round of emissions reduction targets in the coming week, a key obligation under the landmark Paris climate agreement.
'Terrifying'
Should the temperatures increase by 3C, heat-related deaths could soar by over 400 percent in the country's most-populated city of Sydney, the report said.
Amanda McKenzie, chief executive of the Climate Council NGO, described the report as “terrifying”.
“The first step is legislating the strongest possible 2035 climate target and stopping new polluting projects,“ she added.
The so-called “climate wars” -- a years-long domestic fight over emissions policy -- were blamed for curtailing progress in cutting heat-trapping carbon emissions.
But despite its green ambitions, the government continues to approve fossil fuel projects, including granting a 40-year extension to a major liquified gas plant.
Bowen said moving to a greener future presented a “complicated and complex” set of challenges and that gas would remain a necessary backup renewable in the future energy mix.
“But we also face that challenge from a position of strength, because we have the best renewable resources in the world,“ he added - AFP
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