Why we need the Australian Climate Change Science Program
Climate change science has been and will continue to be essential in supporting the three pillars of the Australian Government’s climate change policy: action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, action to adapt to climate change that we cannot avoid, and action to help shape a global solution.
Australia is already recognised internationally for the quality of its climate change science, and has the most comprehensive program of southern hemisphere climate research.
This program continues to build that expertise in order to enhance Australia's science capacity and increase the global research effort in our region.
The program addresses the below key themes:
- understanding the key drivers of climate change in Australia
- improved climate modelling system
- climate change, climate variability and extreme events
- regional climate change projections
- international research collaboration.