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Understanding climate change

A grey kangaroo falls victim along the highway after being drawn to the road's edges to feed. In severe times of drought condensation run-off from the road due to cold night time temperatures promotes the growth of grass.

A grey kangaroo falls victim along the highway after being drawn to the road's edges to feed on grass. In severe drought, condensation run-off from the road due to cold night time temperatures promotes grass growth.

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Climate change is caused by human activity. It is the worst environmental and economic problem we face today.

Human activity is disrupting the climate's natural balance and increasing greenhouse warming. It's like we're putting a thicker blanket over the planet, causing it to overheat.

We can see evidence of this global warming in extreme weather conditions, like droughts, soaring temperatures and floods. Climate change is making life harder for Australians and many others around the world.

In Australia, coal-fired power is the biggest single source of our nation's greenhouse pollution. We need to replace coal with clean, renewable energy. Unlike burying greenhouse emissions underground (geosequestration) and nuclear energy, clean renewable energy is available now, safe for the environment and good for our economy.

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