Brendan Mackie Brendan Mackie i(A67338 works by)
Born: Established: ca. 1984 ;
Gender: Male
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1 Climate Change, Science and Country : A Never-Ending Story Brendan Mackie , 2019 single work essay
— Appears in: Griffith Review , January no. 63 2019; (p. 223-228)

'It would be hard to hear a louder warning bell than the 2018 special report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels. The report delivers the stark message that global warming is likely to reach 1.5 degrees by around 2030 if emissions continue at their current rate, and that emissions will have to reach zero by around 2050 if we are to avoid passing this tipping point. While warning that we are already facing climatic disruptions and flow-on effects such as sea-level rise, exceeding the 1.5 degree threshold will result in significantly greater impacts - some of which may be irreversible. This is because climate-related risks for natural and human systems are much higher if global warming exceeds 1.5 degrees. The catalogue of risks includes a greater loss of species and ecosystems, including tropical coral reefs, amplification of extreme weather events (heatwaves, floods and droughts), accelerated sea-level rise and a sea-ice-free Arctic Ocean in summer. Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees, compared with 2 degrees, could reduce the number of people exposed to climate-related risks and susceptible to poverty by 2050 by up to several hundred million.' (Publication abstract)

 

1 y separately published work icon Lonely in Clouds Brendan Mackie , Charnwood : Ginninderra Press , 2003 Z1052609 2003 selected work short story
1 1 Gravity i "middle of my", Brendan Mackie , 2003 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Red Room Company 2003;
1 Untitled (from a work-in-progress) Brendan Mackie , 2002 extract novel (All of This Means Nothing)
— Appears in: TEXT : The Journal of the Australian Association of Writing Programs , October vol. 6 no. 2 2002;
1 1 y separately published work icon All of This Means Nothing Brendan Mackie , 2001 (Manuscript version)x401291 Z1052593 2001 single work novel
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