Nerilie Abram is the only Australian appointed to the Climate Crisis Advisory Group.
Nerilie Abram is the only Australian appointed to the Climate Crisis Advisory Group. We are now beyond the point of simply needing to reduce carbon emissions to prevent catastrophic climate change, according to a leading scientist from The Australian National University (ANU). Professor Nerilie Abram is the only Australian-based member of a new international scientific body, the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG). "People and ecosystems are already suffering from the impacts of climate change across the world, and these impacts will worsen unless we move quickly to radically reduce global greenhouse gas emissions," Professor Abram said. "But we've also let this problem get to the point where rapid emission reductions alone won't be enough - we also need to develop ways to remove large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and to preserve critical parts of the Earth system while we still can." The CCAG has been launched today to provide independent expert advice and guidance to global leaders as they seek further commitments and actions to combat the climate crisis. The Group, chaired by Sir David King, the former UK Government's Chief Scientific Advisor, comprises 14 world-leading experts from a range of climate related disciplines. It believes that despite mounting evidence, not enough is being done to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
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