Missing in Action: Responding to Australia’s Climate & Security Failure

Missing in Action: Responding to Australia’s climate & security failure was released by the Australian Security Leaders Climate Group. The report calls on the Australian Government to “prevent devastating climate impacts by mobilising all resources necessary to reach zero emissions as fast as possible,” starting with a comprehensive Whole-of-Nation Climate and Security Risk Assessment.

The report presents a Climate-Security Risk Action Plan for Australia based on four themes: demonstrating leadership, assessing climate risks, coordination and cooperation across government, and acting and investing with urgency.

The ASLCG argues that a failure of leadership and inactions by Australian governments has left the nation ill-prepared for the security implications of climate impacts at home and in the Asia Pacific. The report also proposes responses that would mitigate this impact.