As another dangerous summer begins – with bushfires having already destroyed dozens of houses and one firefighter having been killed – Australian Conservation Foundation spokespeople are available for media analysis on extreme weather.
ACF spokespeople can:
- Discuss the impact of bushfires on nature, threatened species and communities
- Join the dots between extreme weather, the unstable climate and the expansion of the gas industry
ACF’s campaigns director Dr Paul Sinclair said:
“Australians are at the forefront of the climate crisis and experts warn the unstable climate is making extreme weather events harder to predict.
“The direct costs of climate change are being borne by households, nature and the wider economy, while the short-term benefits are going on the balance sheets of polluting gas giants.
“The Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20 killed or displaced an estimated three billion Australian animals, Australia lost $2.8 billion in total output and nearly 7,300 jobs.
“The ferocity of these events is exacerbated by our climate heating up.
“The Albanese government’s continuing approval of fossil fuel projects is making the climate crisis worse, fuelling the disasters we’re seeing on the ground.
“They are connected.
“The government’s approval of new and expanded gas projects makes no sense. Its own agencies report climate fuelled disasters cost the Australian economy $2.2 billion in the first half of 2025 alone.
“Everyone knows adding dangerous fossil fuels like gas to a bushfire makes it worse. Governments must stop pretending they don’t get the connection.”
Contact details:
Josh Meadows, 0439 342 992, [email protected], and Freya Cole, 0477 638 774, [email protected]
