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Climate Change Commission report urges 'decisive' action as major risks loom

Posted: 07 May 2026

Urgent, decisive action is needed on how communities will pay for the costs of adapting to climate change, a major new report says.

Climate-driven severe weather events were already causing "long-lasting hurt, grief and fear", and tens of thousands more people would likely be exposed to hazards by 2050, the Climate Change Commission said.

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