Climate change is one of Australia's biggest national security risks

Business Insider ^ | May 18, 2018 | by Rosie Perper

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Climate change poses a "current and existential national security risk" to Australia, according to a Senate inquiry report released Thursday.

The report, compiled by the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade References Committee, reviewed the implications of climate change on Australia's national security and the insights are startling.

Sherri Goodman, a climate security expert and a former deputy undersecretary of defense in the Clinton administration, told the committee that climate change poses a "direct threat to the national security of Australia," and also creates a "global existential risk."

"We know that the storms that you've been experiencing in your part of the world [Australia] now are also attributable, in part, to accelerated climate risks. The problem also is not a distant one in the future but it's now," Goodman said.

Goodman also told the committee that climate change is a "threat multiplier" and aggravates existing security challenges.

Government and defense officials told the committee that security challenges, including geopolitical, socioeconomic, water, energy, food and health challenges could increase the potential for conflict. Australia's former defense force chief Admiral Chris Barrie submitted his assessment to the committee, predicting that of all seven continents, Australia is most likely to be harmed by the effects of climate change.

Climate change has been priority for Australia, as it among the countries most vulnerable to climate change in the developed world.

[Zathras]

Climate Security Expert?

[Mastador1]

The biggest threat and national security risk to Australia is the same as for every free country..............islam and muslims.

[rktman]

Armed? Oh. Duh! Australia.

[eyeamok]

a climate security expert????

Prostitute?

[MAGAthon]

how come an ex-Clinton woman had anything to do with this FAKE inquiry? our so-called “conservative” Govt is still totally embedded in the Obama/Clinton regime:

17 May: Climate Code Red: Senate report recognises climate change as existential risk, but fails to draw the obvious conclusions
by David Spratt
On the positive side, the report:
•Accepts the view of leading US expert, Sherri Goodman, whose visit to Australia in April 2017 was a catalyst for the inquiry ETC
http://www.climatecodered.org/2018/05/senate-report-recognises-climate-change.html