Nick McKim (Tasmania, Australian Greens) | Hansard source

This planet has just experienced the three hottest days on record. This month, July, will be the hottest month on record. The Antarctic ice sheet is 15 per cent smaller than it should be. An area the size of Mexico or Western Australia has failed to freeze this winter. There are record north Atlantic Ocean temperatures that the actual Gulf Stream is flickering; it's turning on and off. Wildfires are ripping through southern Europe as we speak. The planet is literally cooking. We are living through the early days of the climate catastrophe, and the feedback loops are kicking in.

I'm usually an optimistic person, but I just want to say—