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Ross Garnaut’s climate change prediction is coming true and it’s going to cost Australia billions, experts warn
Twelve years ago, economist Ross Garnaut made a prophecy that has devastatingly come true.
In the 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review, which examined the scientific evidence around the impacts of climate change on Australia and its economy, he predicted that without adequate action, the…
- Nassim Khadem
- ABC
Speaking to the ABC about the latest bushfires and the potential economic fallout, Professor Garnaut refrained from taking a direct shot at policymakers who ignored many of the review’s calls for action.
But he noted: “If you ignore the science when you build a bridge, the…