About us
The Department of Climate Change was established on 3 December 2007 as part of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio.
Australian Government Action on Climate Change
Corporate plan
The Corporate Plan provides a picture of our Department's roles and priorities in delivering the Australian Government’s climate change framework. It provides a high level view that can be used to inform our work on a day–to–day basis, showing how we contribute to achieving this framework, based on the three pillars of:
Department of Climate Change Corporate Plan 2009-10 (638 KB)
Department of Climate Change Corporate Plan 2009-10
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The Secretary - Dr Martin Parkinson
Dr Martin Parkinson was appointed as Secretary upon establishment of the Department of Climate Change on 3 December 2007.
His appointment follows six years as Deputy Secretary in Treasury with responsibility for domestic and international macroeconomic issues and as Deputy Secretary of the Climate Change Group in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet with responsibility for leading and coordinating implementation of the emissions trading scheme and coordinating climate change policy.
Dr Parkinson was Australia's G-20, IMFC and Development Committee Deputy and Co-chair of the G-20 Deputies process in 2006. He has also worked at the International Monetary Fund on the reform of international financial architecture. In the early 1990s Dr Parkinson served as Senior Adviser to Treasurer Dawkins and has also worked for Treasurers Kerin and Willis.
He holds a Ph.D from Princeton University, a M.Ec from the Australian National University and a B.Ec (Hons) from the University of Adelaide.