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Climate change means Australia may have to abandon much of its farming

  • Written by Andrew Wait, Professor, University of Sydney

The findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change suggest Australia may have to jettison tracts of the bush unless there is a massive investment in climate-change adaptation and planning.

The potential impacts of climate change on employment and the livability of the regions have not been adequately considered. Even if emissions are...

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