Major flooding disasters prompt calls for urgent political action

Climate change is more than a three-year problem an issue that needs planning extending beyond a government's electoral term Source: AAP

The major flooding events of recent weeks in New South Wales and Queensland have intensified debate about the impact of climate change, particularly when it comes to natural disasters.

With a federal election due by May at the latest, the political and economic elements of such a debate are more magnified than ever.

Highlights

Calls for urgent action and scale up renewable energy production and adjust the Australian economy to make it free of fossil fuels.
There is a need for long-term planning and action
There's a growing understanding that climate change is not just an environmental problem, but an economic one.