Climate and health litigation mounting in Australia as exposure to heatwaves grows

Australia’s exposure to extreme heat continues to grow while the country has emerged as a global hotspot for climate change litigation, according to the latest MJA-Lancet Countdown report.

Released today, the report reveals Australia has experienced a 37 per cent increase in excess heat factor over the past 20 years.

Lead author and Director of the Lancet Countdown Centre in Oceania, Professor Paul Beggs from Macquarie University, says these findings underscore the importance of long-term…

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