Australia, like many countries around the world, will be holding many elections in 2024. All Australian states and territories have fixed-term political representative appointments, except for Tasmania, and all Australian states and territories hold their elections every three or four years. In 2024, residents of Queensland, Tasmania, the Northern Territory, and the Australian Capital Region...
Like many countries, Australia is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and has many years of experience with the environmental, human, and economic consequences of these impacts. Despite this, Australia was ranked as the third largest fossil fuel exporter in 2019. Its fossil fuel exports in that year were nearly three-quarters the size...
The Expanded Capacity Investment Scheme Australia continues to lag in progress and ambition in the global decarbonization race. However, some past and recent climate policies have yielded substantial success across some sectors, with many hoping for continued progress over the next decade. The most notable successes have been in the energy sector, where policies have...
Hepburn Shire Hepburn Z-NET is a community partnership project to transition Hepburn Shire in Victoria, Australia, the first zero-net emission shire (local council) in Australia. The Shire encompasses the land of the Dja Dja Wurrung people, covers around 1,473 square kilometres to the northeast of Melbourne, and includes 13 towns and villages, with a combined...
Dear Dr Sally Box (Head of Australian Delegation – Negotiations, sally.box@dcceew.gov.au) and Mr David Higgins (Head of Australian Delegation – Action Agenda, david.higgins@dcceew.gov.au), My name is Dr. Robyn Gulliver. I am the Country Manager for Australia for CLIMATE SCORECARD, a non-profit organization that monitors leading greenhouse gas-emitting countries’ climate policies and programs.Based on a...
Rating A Australia releases an inventory of its greenhouse gas emissions every quarter. This inventory is a public document that can be accessed online from the Department of Climate Change, Energy and Water (DCCEEW) website. The DCCEEW is responsible for compiling and releasing Australia’s GHG inventory reports. The DCCEEW also provides additional ways of accessing the data, such...
Rating: C Australian farmers have coped with challenging conditions and weather extremes for many years. However, their ability to continue is being tested by the rapid changes brought about by climate change. These changes are experienced differently across the country, mirroring the great diversity of farming practices used in the vast continent. While the 87,800...
Rating B (Moderately Effective)In Australia, water usage and availability have changed significantly over the last decade due to climate change as well as human patterns of water use. These two factors have resulted in shifts in rainfall patterns, temperature extremes, and community tension around the sustainable use of Australia’s water resources now and in the...
PROGRESS REPORTS/ MID-WAY 2023 Rating: C (Standing Still) Australian reporting on greenhouse gas emissions is publicly available on the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water website. However, there are significant delays in providing the data to the public. As a result, the latest emissions data is only available up to...
On December 5th, 2016, the City of Darebin, a local government in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, made history by becoming the first representative organization to declare a climate emergency. This bold move paved the way for an unprecedented wave of action across Australia, with 104 local governments following suit and declaring a climate emergency. These declarations...
