Climate change publications
Updated 6 April 2009
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About the Department
Adapting to climate change
Books & reports
2009
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 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)
- 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
2005
- Climate Change: Risk and Vulnerability - Promoting an Efficient Adaptation Response in Australia 2005 (DCC0083)
Fact sheets
Agriculture
Books & reports
Australia's National Greenhouse Accounts
- Australia's National Greenhouse Accounts 2007 - released in 2009
- National Greenhouse Gas Inventory
- National Inventory by Economic Sector 2007
- State and Territory Greenhouse Gas Inventories 2007
- National Inventory Report 2007 - Australia's official submission to the UNFCCC
- The Australian Government's Initial Report under the Kyoto Protocol - 2008
Factors & methods
Fact sheets
Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
Reports
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
- Assessment of the international carbon market (October 2008) (PDF - 617 KB)
- Management of carry-over restrictions, the commitment period reserve and banking, price caps and export restrictions (PDF - 524 KB)
- 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 2008 - July 2008
- National Greenhouse and Energy Technical Guidelines 2009 - June 2009
- NGER Compliance and enforcement policy
Reports, consultation papers and presentations
January 2009
- Consultation paper (89 KB) on proposed amendment to public disclosure requirements in the NGER Act.
July – December 2008
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Act 2007 and Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme External Audit Consultation Paper
- Carbon Pollutions Reduction Scheme (CPRS)
- GEROD presentation
February – June 2008
- Regulations policy paper February 2008
- Policy paper information session - presentation
- Regulations policy paper public submissions
- Technical responses to stakeholder feedback on the regulations policy paper June 2008
- Technical guidelines for the estimation of greenhouse emissions and energy at the facility level January 2008
- Technical guidelines for the estimation of greenhouse emissions and energy at the facility-level January 2008
- Technical guidelines public submissions
2007
- Regulations Discussion Paper - National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System October 2007
Fact sheets
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting System
- National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting - Operational Control
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
- Bilateral Climate Change Partnerships Program - Program Guidelines
Fact sheets
Land systems - Natural Resource Management
- 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)
- Greenhouse sinks
- Growing Trees as Greenhouse Sinks - An Overview for Landholders - 2006 (DCC0101)
National Carbon Accounting System
CD & DVD
- Data Viewer DVD
- National Carbon Accounting Toolbox CD
- HELP GUIDES
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
Renewable energy
Books & reports
Consultation paper
- Renewable Energy Target scheme - exposure draft legislation released for public comment
- Consultation on the treatment of electricity-intensive, trade- exposed industries under the Renewable Energy Target
- Design Options for the Expanded National Renewable Energy Target Scheme
Fact sheets
- Australian government's renewable energy target (PDF 70 KB)
- Supporting small generation systems under the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme (PDF 59 KB)
- Supporting small generation systems under the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme (RTF 2.0 MB)
Science, impacts and adaptation
Fact sheets
- Climate Change - what does it mean? (DCC0123)
- Hot topics in climate change science
- How reliable are climate models?
- The IPCC climate change scenarios
- How unusual is the late 20th century warming?
- Is there an inconsistency between satellite records of warming and surface measurements?
- Is recent climate change unusual in a geological context?
- Is global warming predominantly due to solar variability?
- Could global warming affect the thermohaline circulation?
- Trends in extreme weather events: Australia and globally, past and future
- What is causing the rainfall declines over southern Australia - ozone, climate variability or climate change?
- Have methane levels stabilised?
- Species extinctions will increase due to global warming
- Abrupt climate change - fact or fiction
Books & reports
- Australia climate and weather extremes: past, present and future - 2008 (DCC00121)
- How evidence from the past can help unravel the future: using palaeo-science to understand climate change in Australia - 2008 (DCC00129)
- 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
