Australia's Climate Hell: On the Frontline of Global Warming | Documentary
Publicado 2024-05-16
According to the Brown To Green Report – an annual review detailing G20 member countries’ performance in environmental matters – Australia is one of the worst performing members from the board on almost all counts: deforestation, coal mining, excessive water consumption, and carbon footprint. Despite this, the Australian government continues to encourage the production of coal, and it is one of the world’s leading exporters of this fossil fuel. Most elected officials in the country are climate sceptics. Green energy is not a priority. And the media fails to address the crisis.
Whilst exploring the Australian desert, we decided to meet the present-day cowboys of the Outback, who live on isolated ranches located hundreds of kilometres away from the nearest village. They spend most of their time searching for water. We also met the miners of Australia’s booming coal industry – who were keen to not only defend their field, but also the way of life it comes with.
However, there has recently been an increase awareness of the climate crisis and people have started to take action. Among them, Aboriginal communities who have always protected and reclaimed nature, as well as activists who do not hesitate to openly criticise polluting companies. But a number of Australian states have adopted strict laws that threaten the right to peaceful protests, leading to numerous protesters running the risk of being put behind bars for their fight against climate change.
This documentary was first released in 2023.
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Todos los comentarios (21)
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Australia, one of the most beautiful countries on the planet, is also one of the most polluting. From fires and droughts to cyclones and floods, the country is no stranger to bearing the full brunt of global warming. According to the Brown To Green Report – an annual review detailing G20 member countries’ performance in environmental matters – Australia is one of the worst performing members from the board on almost all counts: deforestation, coal mining, excessive water consumption, and carbon footprint. Despite this, the Australian government continues to encourage the production of coal, and it is one of the world’s leading exporters of this fossil fuel. Most elected officials in the country are climate sceptics. Green energy is not a priority. And the media fails to address the crisis.
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Capitalism on cocaine
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Maybe the Aussies are not the brightest people?
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Racing boats in the desert...waste of water
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Miss management of resources leads to a collapse of natural and man systems.
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Australia has an abysmal record of protecting its wildlife and water resources as big businesses r
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Aquifers are the last resort. Once they're gone, only desalination can provide drinkable water, but it's expensive and doesn't taste good.
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I'll leave you with a quote: "Climate change is like gravity, it's ever-present regardless of your belief."
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"It's a natural cycle". Yeah, and even if that was the case, can you live long enough with the resources you have now for the cycle to repeat? If your aquifer cycles every three or four million years and you suck it dry in a few hundred, how are you feeling sanguine about THAT?
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Thanks Rupert Murdock
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Give the land back to the original people who did not disrespect the planet!
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humanity had its short run.
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I'm less than a minute in and WTF! WTAF! Have their brains been fried in the heat?
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Crazy water sportstars using groundwater on the one side, farmer struggling to save his cows on the other. Australians seriously need to wake up to the climate reality!
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Excellent documentary.
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I guess Australia has as many oblivious people as we do here in the U.S.A....wow it's mind blowing
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Houses built on pontoons and anchored like those done in the Netherlands should be a requirement on every flood plain
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These people are INSANE!
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its mind boggling to see people actually still be skeptic or not believe that climate change is real when they were clearly affected already
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Draining the aquifers for 'emtertainment' (money) is stupidity beyond belief.
