Australia reverses course on climate agency
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.0210004
Nature : Six months ago, a reorganization of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) eliminated a large number of climate science positions. But today, science minister Greg Hunt announced that CSIRO would reprioritize basic climate science by creating 15 new jobs and would receive an additional Aus$37 million ($28 million) over the next 10 years. The change in policy comes in the wake of federal elections in July that nearly resulted in a hung parliament and forced Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to make concessions and alliances to maintain his seat. Many Australian climate researchers think that the about-face is too little, too late and that hiring 15 climate researchers won’t offset the many more who still stand to lose their jobs.
