THE planet has just five years to avoid disastrous global warming, says the Federal Government's chief scientist.
Prof Penny Sackett yesterday urged all Australians to reduce their carbon footprint.
Australians - among the world's biggest producers of carbon dioxide - were "better placed than others to do something about it", she said.
"Australians can make an enormous contribution, so why would we not rise to this challenge and this opportunity," she told a business conference in Melbourne .... http://www.heraldsun.com.au
