The WA Government’s decision on its Climate Change Bill will determine how our
state responds to the climate crisis at a critical time for emissions reductions.
Western Australia has just recorded its hottest and driest summer on record, causing forest collapse in the South
West, coral bleaching at Ningaloo and mass deaths of vulnerable species in the Perth metro area.
Every fraction of a degree of global temperature rise will worsen the hazards WA faces, from increased heat-
related illnesses to loss of wildlife and more extreme weather events. Declining rainfall, rising temperatures,
severe flooding, and more intense bushfires are already impacting nature, our health, and our livelihoods.