Details how Australia is facing critical climate change skills shortages to deliver sufficient reduction cuts, and also pushes the need for complimentary ETS measures such as a Renewable Energy Target (RET).

Mean global temperature could reach 2°C above pre- industrial levels by 2042, leading to significant impacts on Southern Ocean whales. According to state-of-the-art climate models, under 2°C global warming, the area of the Southern Ocean covered by sea ice is projected to shrink by an average of 10-15%. This reduction could be up to 30% in some regions, meaning that species that are heavily dependent on sea ice, such as the Antarctic minke whale (Balaenoptera bonaerensis) are projected to lose between 5-30% of ice-associated habitat within 40 years - little more than the life time of an individual whale.

The focus in this report on Northern Australia is appropriate in an era where climate change is now accepted as a reality, but is leading some to advocate greater exploitation of the Australian tropical environment. This attention on Northern Australia is both an opportunity and a threat. Any move to further “develop” the north must be balanced by careful consideration of the natural balance of nature and how this may be disturbed by human actions.

Australia already has the worst rate of mammal extinction in the world. Almost 40 per cent of mammal extinctions globally in the last 200 years have occurred in Australia. This incredible continent is losing species at an unprecedented rate and, as most species found here aren't found anywhere else, the loss of Australian species is a loss for the whole world. The habitat destruction and alteration, invasive species and altered fire regimes, that have occurred as a result of our use of the land, are the major factors in driving Australia's shocking extinction record.

The Australian Climate Group, comprised of eminent Australian climate scientists, was first convened by WWF-Australia and the Insurance Australia Group in 2003. It re-formed in 2007 to call on Government for urgent action to reduce the risk of dangerous climate change. The Group recommends that Australia stabilise national emissions by 2010. One of the Report's main findings is that there is increasing evidence that catastrophic climate change could occur and could take place in our lifetime.

Climate Solutions is the report of WWF's Energy Taskforce which was set up in December 2005. More than 100 scientists and experts contributed their knowledge.

A new report commissioned by WWF has found that Northern Australia's iconic landscapes, such as its tropical rivers and coastal wetlands, are at risk from climate change. The report highlights the need to build climate resilience across Northern Australia by reducing threats such as major wildfires and land clearing. The report also highlights the damage to some ecosystems that may occur as governments and industries rush to find more water, land and energy resources in the north as a response to climate change impacts in the south.

Read the full report.

Proceedings of a symposium with Australia's top scientists and parks experts exploring how best to protect Australia's natural areas and stop a potential wave of extinctions of native wildlife across the country due to climate change. Includes fifteen review papers and a foreword by eminent conservation biologist Tom Lovejoy.

Priorities for a Living Australia sets out WWF's key Federal policy proposals for the next Australian Government to tackle dangerous climate change and build environmental resilience.