Australia: The Coming Climate Hell

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 skeptics. 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.

Director : Laëtitia Fretz

[MrLoekanle]

Saying Australians are the guardian of nature is an insult and a serious lie 🤥

[brunosousa]

Money money money . Thats the problem . Nothing else matters

[christophejergales]

Hey Australia, leave the stupidity to us Americans.

[hmify]

The stupidity of people is unfathomable!

[DenimEason]

Thanks very much for the update, But I want to start investing, but l'm unsure where to start. Do you have any advice or contacts for assistance?

[philipmcdonagh]

I cant believe a country still advertises coal on TV. After seeing this I can safely say we haven't a hope of even trying to save the planet.

[naturesmomentstv]

It’s mind-boggling how some people remain so astonishingly oblivious to the fact that climate change is undeniably real.

[sunnie]

Thanks for doing this, been following this all for many years. Appreciated.

[charlesmorschauser]

They won't be doing their stupid racing when the water is gone

[kawythowy]

OMG. THATS AWFUL. animals that just want water are shot….people suck. Sometimes it’s hard to want to he part of all this

[gregorymalchuk]

The Australian continent is literally made of uranium ore, but they banned carbon free nuclear energy. 🙃

[frankveltz]

It never ceases to surprise me how utterly thick some people are that they still don't understand that climate change is real.

[studyonline]

The stupidity of the climate deniers can also be seen in the comments

[JohannaDarner]

I have largely given up on humanity and I am confident that we will continue to fall further into ruin even if we survive a mass extinction event. I fear how cyclical life is.

[erikolsen]

36:51 man taling here;know I have enormous respect for you and how much you care. If there were more folks like yourself in this world, it WOULD be a better place. Period

[KCH]

2030 75% emissions drop doubt that will happen, I'm just being honest. Possibly 5 to 30% if we are lucky.

[JimmyD]

Australia has been extremely arid for the last 20 million years. It became dry enough 5 million years ago to be classified as a desert. Please don't try to make me believe Australia has only been dry since 1870.

[ppetal]

Per capita, Australia is the worst place on Earth for climate destruction.

[tjerkvandenbos]

Grass which the cows are supposed to eat…..I think he got it backwards

[ipiap]

Even the babies want to work in the coal industry. They only cry because they can't yet.