Climate Change Hub
Action cannot be delayed any further. What Australia and the world does over the next decade will determine the short and long term consequences of climate change on our lives. Climate solutions will be science led — explore the Australian Academy of Science’s work on climate science and solutions.
The science of climate change: Questions and answers
This publication from the Australian Academy of Science answers key questions about climate science, including where there is consensus in the scientific community and where uncertainties exist.
The risks to Australia of a 3°C warmer world
This report connects the observed impacts of climate change on Australia with the current global trajectory of greenhouse gas emissions to identify the risks that Australia faces from a changing climate.
Evidence briefs
The Academy has prepared a series of briefs synthesising the scientific evidence on the impact of bushfires on soil condition, wildlife recovery, ecosystems and human health.
Position statements
The Academy has released several other position statements related to climate change
Submissions to government
The Academy regularly provides input to the development or analysis of policy. This has included submissions to government processes related to climate change.
Latest Academy climate news
Explore our diverse coverage of climate‑change stories that keep you up to date.
Sector and policy reports
The Academy publishes reports and strategies to build the information base about the whole science sector and specific disciplines, or that are about the importance of science to all Australians.
Future Earth Australia
Future Earth Australia, based at the Australian Academy of Science, is a national initiative that enables Australian researchers, governments, industry, peak bodies and civil society to connect and collaborate on sustainability transitions. It is a national node in the global Future Earth network, which works under the auspices of the International Science Council. Much of its work includes consideration of climate change impacts, mitigation and adaptation.
National Committees for Science
The Academy has 22 National Committees for Science, each of which is widely representative of its discipline. Climate change features in the work of several committees, including those for Geographical Sciences; Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; and Earth Systems Science, which has produced the strategic plan ‘To live within Earth’s limits’ and held conferences on the topic of sustainability and climate change.