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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor

‘Foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn

A CSIRO sign in Canberra
The latest round of CSIRO job cuts will go ahead despite the government announcing $387m in extra funding in last week’s federal budget. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP

Job cuts at the national science agency mean Australia will no longer be able to submit climate projections to form part of global reports and will have significantly reduced ability to forecast future damage to the country, leading researchers have warned.

Multiple sources told Guardian Australia that CSIRO planned to sack a third of the team working on the national climate model that provides projections relied on by governments, councils, industry and farmers as they plan for the future.

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