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For the first time, the State of the Environment report includes a strong Indigenous narrative across all 12 thematic chapters, a narrative crafted through recognising the leadership, collaboration and authorship of Indigenous Australians who continue their connection as Traditional Owners to their lands, waters and skies.

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Climate

Written by Dr Blair Trewin, Mr Damian Morgan-Bulled and Ms Sonia Cooper

lotjpa woka barranga yiyarrak yenbenon ganbina yorta itjumatj woka banga dhona. 

Listen to country fighting for the day after tomorrow, people arise to heal country to live.

Yorta Yorta Nation
Long-term changes in the climate, particularly the changed incidence of extreme events such as cyclones and bushfires, place pressure on many aspects of the Australian environment. Further changes in the climate, driven by past and future emissions of greenhouse gases, will continue to make climate a major pressure on the Australian environment and communities for the foreseeable future.
Sydney Sun by John Olsen
Key Findings
Find out the main messages of the report. Each chapter has 10 key points that summarise the findings of the chapter.
Start with Key findings
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Outlook and impacts
Where are we headed? Understand the outlook of our climate, based on its state now and how we are managing our greenhouse gas emissions. Also find out how recent change will affect our health and wellbeing.
Start with Outlook and impacts
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Environment
How are the different aspects of our climate tracking? Explore Australian temperatures, rainfall and extreme events, and find out how they are changing across the country.
Start with Environment
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Pressures
What are the pressures on our climate? Find out about our climate variability, and how global and Australian greenhouse gas emissions are contributing to climate change.
Start with Pressures
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Management
How effective is our management of greenhouse gas emissions? How well are we adapting to climate change? Discover the main management interventions and actions, and how well they are acting to limit climate change and minimise its impact.
Explore Management
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Chapter resources
Find out about the chapter authors and their analysis approach, the artwork appearing in the chapter, and the available supplementary material.
Explore Authors and acknowledgements
Explore Assessments
Explore Graphs, maps and tables
Explore Case studies
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Explore findings from Climate
Australia’s climate varies widely
Our overall climate is changing
Global greenhouse gas concentrations continue to increase
Climate change is having a profound impact, and adaptation is vital
Infographic showing that climate change affects us and the world around us for the worse. We can best fight it by combining western science with traditional knowledge.