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About the Department

• Annual reports
• Australian Government Action on Climate Change
• Budget statements

Adapting to climate change

Books & reports

2008

• Implications of Climate Change for Australian Fisheries and Aquaculture - A Preliminary Assessment - 2008 (DCC0132)
• Variability and trends in the Australian wave climate and consequent coastal vulnerability - 2008
• Managing Australian landscapes in a changing climate - a climate change primer for regional natural resource management bodies - 2008 (DCC0130)
• The Impacts and Management Implications of Climate Change for the Australian Government's Protected Areas - March 2008
• Implications of Climate Change for Australia's National Reserve System - A Preliminary Assessment - March 2008 (DCC0126)

2007

• National Climate Change Adaptation Framework - COAG, 2007
• Climate Change Adaptation Actions for Local Government - 2007 (DCC0118)
• Climate change in Australia - CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology, 2007
• Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef: A Vulnerability Assessment - 2007 (DCC0120)
• An Assessment of the Need to Adapt Buildings to the Unavoidable Consequences of Climate Change - 2007

2006

• Impacts of Climate Change on Australian Marine Life - 2006 (DCC0116)
• Vulnerability to Climate Change of Australia's Coastal Zone: Analysis of gaps in methods, data and system thresholds - 2006
• International Assessments of the Vulnerability of the Coastal Zone to Climate Change, Including an Australian Perspective - 2006
• Assessing and Mapping Australia's Coastal Vulnerability to Climate Change: Expert Technical Workshop - 2006
• Climate Change Scenarios for Initial Assessment of Risk in Accordance with Risk Management Guidance - 2006 (DCC0096)
• Climate Change Impacts & Risk Management - A Guide for Business and Government, 2006
• Climate Change: manage the RISKS - Risk Management Guidance Workshops - 30 May to 14 June 2006

2004-2005

• Climate Change: Risk and Vulnerability - Promoting an Efficient Adaptation Response in Australia, 2005 (DCC0083)
• Economic Issues Relevant to Costing Climate Change Impacts - 2004
• Climate Change in the Cairns and Great Barrier Reef Region - 2004
• Potential Effects of Global Warming on the Biota of the Australian Alps - 2004

1998-2003

• Cost-benefit Analysis of Mary River Salinity Mitigation - 2003
• Living with climate change - a national conference on climate change impacts and adaptation, Canberra, 2003
• Living with climate change - an overview of potential climate change impacts on Australia, December 2002
• Climate Change Scenarios and Managing the Scarce Water Resources of the Macquarie River - March 1998

Fact sheets

• Climate change: potential impacts and costs
• National Climate Change Adaptation Programme

Agriculture

Books & reports

• Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from Australian agriculture: the role of benchmarking in driving best management practice - Discussion paper, 2006
• Agriculture Industry Partnerships - Climate Change Action for Multiple Benefits - 2006 (DCC0108)
• Meeting the Greenhouse Challenge
  • Australian Rice Growers - Meeting the Greenhouse Challenge - 2006
  • Landcare Australia - Meeting the Greenhouse Challenge - 2005 (GH591)
  • Riverina Food Group - Meeting the Greenhouse Challenge - 2004
• Carbon Dioxide Fertilisation and Climate Change Policy - 2005
• Climate Change in Rural and Regional Australia - 2005
• Developing a Strategic Framework for Greenhouse and Agriculture: An Issues Paper
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions from the Livestock Sector: What do we know, What can we do? - October 2001

Australia's National Greenhouse Accounts

Reports

• Australia's National Greenhouse Accounts 2006 - released in 2008
  • National Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2006
  • National Inventory by Economic Sector 2006
  • State and Territory Greenhouse Gas Inventories 2006
  • National Inventory Report 2006 - Australia's official submission to the UNFCCC
• The Australian Government’s Initial Report under the Kyoto Protocol - 2008
• Analysis of Recent Trends and Greenhouse Indicators 1990 to 2005 - 2007
• Australian Methodology for the Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks 2006
• Australia's 108% Kyoto Target - Report on Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Accounting Systems (DCC0110)
• Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990, 1995 and 1999 - End Use Allocation of Emissions - 2002 (DCC0054)

Factors & methods

• National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors

Carbon Pollution Reducation Scheme

Reports

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper

• About the Green Paper
• Fact Sheets
• Summary report
• Full report
• Public information sessions presentations

Discussion papers

• Discussion paper - Assessing emissions intensity using a value added metric (PDF - 212KB)
• Discussion paper - Detailed design issues relating to coverage of reforestation (PDF - 303KB) (RTF - 5121KB)
• Discussion paper - Coverage of Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF - 171KB) (RTF - 162KB)
• Discussion paper - Coverage of landfill emissions (PDF - 171KB) (RTF - 162KB)

Consultants reports

• A National Production, Trade and Emissions Database
• Supplementary Data
• Options for covering waste facilities under an emissions trading scheme (PDF - 384KB)
  Hyder Consulting, June 2008
• Review of Methane Recovery and flaring from landfills

Greenhouse and Energy Reporting

Books & reports

Guidelines

• National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Guidelines - July 2008
• National Greenhouse and Energy Technical Guidelines - July 2008

Discussion papers

2008

• Technical Response to Stakeholder Feedback on the Regulations Policy Paper - June 2008
• Regulations Policy Paper - February 2008
• Technical Guidelines for the Estimation of Greenhouse Emissions and Energy at the Facility-Level - Overview and Discussion Papers - January 2008

2007

• Regulations Discussion Paper - October 2007

2006

• Council of Australian Governments, Regulatory Impact Statement - October 2006
• A Streamlined National Reporting Framework for Greenhouse and Energy Data - Reducing the Burden April 2006

Greenhouse Friendly™

Books & reports

• Greenhouse Friendly™ Guidelines (GH725)
• Greenhouse Friendly™ Forest Sink Abatement Projects (GH715)
• AGO Factors and Methods Workbook
• Greenhouse Friendly™ Consumer Logo Visual Style Guide

Fact sheets & brochures

• Greenhouse Friendly™ Consumers
• Certification of Greenhouse Friendly™ Products & Services
• Approval of Greenhouse Friendly™ Abatement Projects
• Fact Sheet 1: An Overview of the Greenhouse Friendly™ Initiative
• Fact Sheet 2: Certifying your Product or Service as Greenhouse Friendly™
• Fact Sheet 3: Becoming an Approved Greenhouse Friendly™ Abatement Provider

International

Books & reports

• Australia-China Climate Change Cooperation - Progress and Achievements 2003-2005 - 2006
• Bilateral Climate Change Partnerships Programme - Programme Guidelines
• Australia's Fourth National Communication on Climate Change - A Report under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2005 (DCC0090)
• Australia's Third National Communication on Climate Change - A Report under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2002
• Australia's Global Climate Observing System - a detailed national report on systematic observation of climate, Bureau of Meteorology, 2002

Fact sheets

• Implementing the Kyoto Protocol in Australia - 2008
• International Forest Carbon Initiative - 2008

Land systems - Natural Resource Management

• The feasibility of forest free air CO₂ enrichment (FACE) Experimentation in Australia - 2007
• Planning Forest Sink Projects
  • Planning Forest Sink Projects - A Guide to Forest Sink Planning, Management and Carbon Accounting - 2006 (DCC0100)
  • Planning Forest Sink Projects - A Guide to Legal, Taxation and Contractual Issues - 2005 (DCC0080)
  • Planning Forest Sink Projects - A Guide to Carbon Pooling and Investment Structures - 2005 (DCC0104)
• Greenhouse sinks
  • Growing Trees as Greenhouse Sinks - An Overview for Landholders - 2006 (DCC0101)
  • Growing Trees as Greenhouse Sinks - An Overview for Local Government - 2006 (DCC0102)
  • Investing in Trees as Greenhouse Sinks - An Overview for Industry - 2006 (DCC0103)
• Impacts of Climate Change on Carbon Fluxes in Australian Forests - 2006
• Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from domestic woodheating - 2003
• Contribution of mid to low rainfall forestry and agroforestry to greenhouse and natural resource management outcomes - overview and analysis of opportunities (DCC0040) - October 2001

National Carbon Accounting System

CD & DVD

• Data Viewer DVD
• National Carbon Accounting Toolbox CD
• HELP GUIDES
  • Basic Plot Modelling
  • Estate Modelling

Fact sheets

• Global Carbon Monitoring System - 2008
• National Carbon Accounting System - 2008
• National Carbon Accounting Toolbox and Data Viewer - March 2005
• Satellite Monitoring of Land-Based Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases - July 2003
• Land Use Change Emissions Results 1988-2001 - August 2003
• Methods for Estimating Land Use Change Emissions - August 2002
• NCAS - A Progress Report - May 2001 (DCC0003)
• The NCAS Accounting Framework - May 2001 (DCC0004)

Strategic reports

• The FullCAM Carbon Accounting Model (Version 3.0) User Manual - March 2005
• NCAS Development Plan 2004-8 - January 2005
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land Use Change in Australia: Results from the National Carbon Accounting System 1988-2003 - May 2005
• Evaluation of the National Carbon Accounting System (Phase 1) - November 2002
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land Use Change in Australia: An Integrated Application of the National Carbon Accounting System (GH314) - May 2002
• NCAS - A Progress Report - Informing Policy and Facilitating Markets - June 2001 (DCC0034)
• The NCAS Accounting Framework (DCC0035) - June 2001
• Strategic Plan for the National Carbon Accounting System for Land Based Sources and Sinks

Technical Report Series 1

• 1. Setting the Frame (DCC0015) - October 1999
• 2. Estimation of Changes in Soil Carbon due to Changed Land Use (DCC0017) - November 1999
• 3. Woody Biomass: Methods for Estimating Change (DCC0018) - August 1999
• 4. Land Clearing: A Social History - (DCC0041) December 2001
• 5A. Review of Allometric Relationships for Estimating Woody Biomass for Qld, the NT and WA (DCC0024) - August 2000
• 5B. Review of Allometric Relationships for Estimating Woody Biomass for NSW, the ACT, Vic, Tas and SA (DCC0023) - August 2000
• 6. The Decay of Coarse Woody Debris (DCC0019) - November 1999
• 7. (Revision 1) Carbon Content of Woody Roots: Revised Analysis and a Comparison with Woody Shoot Components (DCC0020) - October 2000
• 8. Usage and Life Cycle of Wood Products (DCC0021) - November 1999
• 9. Land Cover Change: Specification for Remote Sensing Analysis (DCC0057) - November 2002
• 10. National Carbon Accounting System: Phase 1 Implementation Plan for the 1990 Baseline (DCC0016) - October 1999
• 11. International Review of the Implementation Plan for the 1990 Baseline (DCC0022) - 13-15 December 1999

Technical Report Series 2

• 12. Pre-Clearing Soil Carbon Levels in Australia (DCC0058) - March 2002
• 13. Agricultural Land Use and Management Information (DCC0049) - Aug 2002
• 14. Sampling Measurement and Analytical Protocols for Soil Carbon Estimation (DCC0030) - Sep 2000
• 15. Carbon Conversion Factors for Historical Soil Carbon Data (DCC0025) - Sep 2000
• 16. Pilot Testing Of Remote Sensing Methodology For Mapping Land Cover Change (DCC0053) - October 2002
• 17. Synthesis of Allometrics, Review of Root Biomass and Design of Future Woody Biomass Sampling Strategies (DCC0036) - Sep 2000
• 18. Wood Density Phase 1 (GDCC0031) - Oct 2000
• 19. Wood Density Phase 2 - in preparation
• 20. Change in Soil Carbon following Afforestation or Reforestation (DCC0027) - October 2000
• 21. NCAS System Design (DCC0029) - September 2000
• 22. Carbon Contents of Above-Ground Tissues of Forest and Woodland Trees (DCC0026) - September 2000
• 23. Developing a National Forest Productivity Model - May 2004
• 24. Analysis of Wood Product Accounting Options for the NCAS (DCC0032) - September 2000
• 25. Review of Unpublished Biomass-Related Information: WA, SA, NSW and Qld (DCC0033) - October 2000
• 26. CAMFor Users Manual (DCC0037) - November 2000

Technical Report Series 3

• 27. Biomass Estimation: Approaches for Assessment of Stocks and Stock Change (DCC0047) - August 2002
• 28. The FullCAM Carbon Accounting Model: Development, Calibration and Implementation for the National Carbon Accounting System (DCC0038) - February 2001
• 29. Modelling change in soil carbon following afforestation or reforestation: Preliminary simulations using GRC3, and sensitivity analysis (DCC0043) - April 2002
• 30. Sensitivity Analysis of the RothC Soil Carbon Model (Ver. 26.3 Excel ©) (DCC0055) - October 2002
• 31. Protocol for Sampling Tree and Stand Biomass (DCC0048) - August 2002
• 32. Forest Management in Australia: Implications for Carbon Budgets - in preparation
• 33. Allometric Relationships and Community Biomass Stocks in White Cypress Pine (Callitris glaucophylla) and Associated Eucalypts of the Carnarvon Area - South Central Queensland (with Additional Data for Scrub Leopardwood - Flindersia dissosperma) (DCC0042) - February 2001

Technical Report Series 4

• 34. Paired Site Sampling for Soil Carbon Estimation NSW (DCC0059)
• 35. Emission Sources of Nitrous Oxide from Australian Agriculture and Mitigation Options (DCC0070)
• 36. Integrated Soils Modelling for the NCAS (DCC0061)
• 37. Paired Site Sampling for Soil Carbon (and Nitrogen) Estimation - Qld (DCC0077)
• 38. Paired Site Sampling for Soil Carbon Estimation - WA (DCC0067)

Technical Report Series 5

• 39. Continuous Improvement of the National Carbon Accounting System Land Cover Change Mapping (DCC0064)
• 40. Modelling Change in Litter and Soil Carbon Following Afforestation or Reforestation: Calibration of the FullCAM 'Beta' Model (DCC0072 )
• 41. Calibration of the FullCAM Model to Eucalyptus globulus and Pinus radiata and Uncertainty Analysis (DCC0073)
• 42. Outcomes from the Workshop: Deriving Vegetation Canopy Cover Estimates (DCC0060 )
• 43. The Impact of Tillage on Changes in Soil Carbon with Special Emphasis on Australian Conditions (DCC0078) - 2005
• 44. Spatial Estimates of Biomass in 'Mature' Native Vegetation (DCC0071 )
• 45. Review of C:N Ratios in Vegetation, Litter and Soil under Australian Native Forests and Plantations

Technical Report Series 6

• 46. Update on the National Carbon Accounting System Continuous Improvement and Verification Program - May 2004 (DCC0075 )
• 47. Total Biomass Measurement and Recovery of Biomass in Log Products in Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata) Forests of SE NSW - July 2004
• 48. Recovery of Biomass as Green Sawn Boards after Milling of Spotted Gum (Corymbia maculata) Sawlogs from NSW South Coast Forests - November 2004
• 49. The Decay of Coarse Woody Roots Following Harvest in a Range of Forest Types - March 2006

Projections

• Tracking to the Kyoto Target 2007 (DCC0107)
• Greenhouse gas sectoral reports

Renewable energy

Books & reports

Consultation paper

• Design Options for the Expanded National Renewable Energy Target Scheme

Fact sheets

• About the Australian Government's Renewable Energy Target

Science, impacts and adaptation

Fact sheets

• Climate Change - what does it mean? (DCC0123)
• Hot topics in climate change science
  1. How reliable are climate models?
  2. The IPCC climate change scenarios
  3. How unusual is the late 20th century warming?
  4. Is there an inconsistency between satellite records of warming and surface measurements?
  5. Is recent climate change unusual in a geological context?
  6. Is global warming predominantly due to solar variability?
  7. Could global warming affect the thermohaline circulation?
  8. Trends in extreme weather events: Australia and globally, past and future
  9. What is causing the rainfall declines over southern Australia - ozone, climate variability or climate change?
  10. Have methane levels stabilised?
  11. Species extinctions will increase due to global warming
  12. Abrupt climate change - fact or fiction

Books & reports

• Australia climate and weather extremes: past, present and future - 2008
• How evidence from the past can help unravel the future: using palaeo-science to understand climate change in Australia - 2008
• Australian climate change research: perspectives on successes, challenges and future directions - 2007
• Climate change science - frequently asked questions (DCC0117)
• Building a Future on Knowledge from the Past: What Palaeo-Science Can Reveal about Climate Change and its Potential Impacts in Australia - 2007
• Detecting, Understanding and Attributing Climate Change - 2006 (DCC0109)
• Stronger Evidence but New Challenges: Climate Change Science 2001-2005 - 2006
• Australian Climate Change Science Programme - Major Achievements - 2005 (DCC0088)
• Australian Climate Change Science Programme - Strategic Research Agenda - 2005 (DCC0087)
• Climate Change - An Australian Guide to the Science and Potential Impacts - 2003
• Climate change science and impacts and adaptation research: future directions - Proposed scope and focus of the Australian Greenhouse Science Program (AGSP) 2004-2008: A Discussion Paper, September 2003
• Costs and benefits of CO₂ increase and climate change on the Australian wheat industry - October 2001