Essay by Eric Worrall
If the government believed their own report, why would they be simultaneously predicting climate apocalypse and boosting the fossil fuel export market?
Catastrophic food and water shortage warning in damning national climate report
By April Glover 6:05am Sep 16, 2025
Australia’s damning National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA) report has warned continued global warming could result in devastating shortages of foods such as fresh fish, beef, mangoes and avocados.
The landmark report detailed how climate change may choke food supply in regional Australian communities and found there will be a “high to very high risk” to primary industries by 2050.
The scenarios of 1.5, two and three degrees of warming were modelled in the NCRA report, which noted the particularly catastrophic effect of severe heatwaves on fresh fruit, vegetables and cattle.
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The report is available here.
Meanwhile the Australian Government is expanding gas exports;
Murray Watt stamps final approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf extension to 2070
Fri 12 Sep
In short:
Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project has received final approval from the federal government, extending its potential operating life to 2070.
The approval is subject to almost 50 strict conditions, including reducing certain gas emissions by 2030 and reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
Environment Minister Murray Watt also made a partial declaration to protect a significant heritage site involving the ancient Murujuga rock art, bringing additional legal protections to parts of the area.
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Let’s not forget the 11 new coal mines or extensions approved since 2022.
My point is if the Australian government doesn’t take their own CO2 emissions doomsday report seriously, why should anyone else?
As always, in my opinion this fake climate hobgoblin report is just an excuse for the government to raise taxes and mess with people’s lives.
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