“The decision to cut climate science jobs at CSIRO during such a critical time for Australia’s climate was preposterous, so this partial U-turn is a welcome move.
“We hope this is the start of more positive leadership from the Turnbull government on the critical threat of climate change.
“However, around 35 climate science jobs remain at risk, so restoring just 15 means the department is still under-resourced compared to earlier this year.
“2015 was the hottest year on record. Historic temperature records have been broken as a matter of routine this year, leading to the record bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef which killed 22 per cent of its coral. It’s vital that we have a functional and funded climate science program to help prevent the worst of the damage from dangerous global warming. ”