Penny Wong (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Water) Share this | Hansard source

The major coastal infrastructure that underpins Australia’s economy, such as airports and ports, will be at risk from climate change. This is quite clearly demonstrated in the report. Sea level rise, more intense cyclones and ocean acidification will potentially increase both the capital costs and the operating costs of ports quite significantly by mid-century. A number of airports are also located in low-lying areas in the coastal zones and are at risk of inundation in the coming century.