‘Quiet Australians’ make themselves heard on climate change | 7.30

This summer’s fires firmly pushed the issue of climate change front and centre of the national consciousness. Now many people who regard themselves as Quiet Australians, and certainly not activists, have begun protesting at rallies demanding real climate action.

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In This Story: Climate Change

Climate Change is the name commonly given to the notion that the Earth is undergoing a changing climate as a result of human activity, including notable leaders, scientists and naturalists including Sir David Attenborough.

Climate change includes both the global warming driven by human emissions of greenhouse gases, and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns.

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