If there is cooperative global action on climate change, Australia stands to be a big winner, the report finds. Australia could capitalise on low-carbon exports such as hydrogen produced by renewable energy, countering the decline in global demand for our fossil fuels exports. Strong global action on global warming would present opportunities for land owners to sequester carbon through carbon and environmental planting, a “significant land use shift” that would protect prime agricultural land for food. Overall, the report says that “Australia is not well prepared and that action is required to avoid the slow decline scenario”. The slow decline model shows millions more living in the outer suburbs, making it harder to travel to jobs, education and services.

Source: The Guardian June 17, 2019 18:01 UTC