A division of the World Meteorological Organization criticized an Australian move to cut staff from a conservation division as worrisome. The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, tasked in part with addressing climate issues, announced plans to cut or redeploy around 350 staff members over the next two years. CSIRO said it needed to balance its portfolio in order to focus on where it would provide the greatest service. “No one is saying climate change is not important, but surely mitigation, health, education, sustainable industries, and prosperity of the nation are no less important,” CSIRO Chief Executive Larry Marshall said in a statement. The World Climate Research program, a division within the WMO, said what it characterized as a substantial reduction in headcounts was worrisome […]