The Australian Academy of Science has reissued its call for the Australian Government to use the best available science to guide action on climate change.

The longer Australia delays decisive action towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions the more challenging that action will become.

Even if all the country commitments from the Paris Agreement are met, the best interpretation of the latest data shows that by the end of the century the global climate is likely to be 3°C above pre-industrial levels.

The Academy regularly provides the Australian Government with feedback on important policy measures. Following is a round-up of the Academy’s submissions since June.

See all Academy submissions in full

The Academy's rise in social media continues to surprise even its most enthusiastic supporters—we are clearly filling a need for accessible and accurate science. Our Facebook videos are regularly viewed by millions around the world and our articles read by many thousands. More than 660,000 now follow the Academy on Facebook, from a start of 9000 just 10 months ago.

Academy Fellows and other leading scientists participate in or review our videos and articles, so our followers can be sure they're not seeing fake facts.

Academy Fellow Professor Louise Ryan has been awarded the Statistical Society of Australia’s Pitman Medal, for outstanding achievement in and contribution to the discipline of statistics.