Degrees of Climate Crisis

The climate crisis requires urgent and massive changes to all aspects of the world's political, social and economic direction. These changes are needed to avert a crisis that will undoubtedly affect the lives of most and the survival of many. The failure of governments to implement the required changes is causing, and will continue to cause, massive dislocations in humanity's health, wealth and safety. The Doomsday Clock is currently set at 100 seconds to midnight, and yet we dither. This crisis will affect Australia severely, and despite numerous opportunities to act, and even to benefit economically, governments have repeatedly failed to act in the nation's long-term security. Short-term economics and the promise of endless consumerism, it seems, have always held sway over long-term planning.