Husic said CSIRO had “gone to great lengths” to say they were doing “other things” with the research gleaned from decadal forecasting.“There might be some other ways in which they can bring their considerable research weight to bear on national problems and work locally. I do think with that national issue of decarbonisation, we do need to align a lot of our work.
“This is a government that’s committed [to] net zero, and everything that we can do – from government through all the agencies, harmonised on this effort – will go a very long way.” CSIRO staff are due to discuss recent changes at the organisation at a session organised by the Community and Public Sector Union on Tuesday afternoon.
Among the issues likely to be raised include the abrupt cancellation of the decadal forecasting. That’s even thoughstill listed the work as closing a “research gap” between seasonal forecasting and long-term climate projections that promised to provide “invaluable insights to industry and beyond”. Also likely to be raised will be the union’s concern about the lack of consultation over the decision to combine the Oceans and Atmosphere and Land and Water business units.
CSIRO is already a corrupt institution.