Report highlighting climate change risks wake up call - experts

Checkpoint · May 7, 2026 · 3m

A major report highlighting the biggest risks to the coutnry from climate change is a huge wake-up call, experts say. The Climate Change Commission published its national climate risk assessment on Thursday, urging the government to make crucial decisions about how to fund adaptation. One climate policy researcher said the country needs to take a war-time approach to the problem. Climate change correspondent Kate Newton has more.