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Climate change publications

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About the Department

Adapting to climate change

Books & reports

2008

Managing Australian landscapes in a changing climate - a climate change primer for regional natural resource management bodies - 2008
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 (GH727)

2007

Climate Change Adaptation Actions for Local Government - 2007 (GH709)
Climate change in Australia - CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology, 2007
Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef: A Vulnerability Assessment - 2007 (GH712)
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 (GH694)
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 (GH633)
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 (GH548)
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 (GH513)
Living with climate change - a national conference on climate change impacts and adaptation, Canberra, 2003 (GH453)
Living with climate change - an overview of potential climate change impacts on Australia, December 2002 (GH365)
Climate Change Scenarios and Managing the Scarce Water Resources of the Macquarie River - March 1998

Fact sheets

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 (GH669)
Meeting the Greenhouse Challenge
- Australian Rice Growers - Meeting the Greenhouse Challenge - 2006 (GH619)
- 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 (GH275)

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 (GH671)
Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990, 1995 and 1999 - End Use Allocation of Emissions - 2002 (GH378)

Factors & methods

National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) Factors

Carbon Pollution Reducation Scheme

Reports

Carbon Pollution Reducation Scheme - Green Paper

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

Fact sheets & brochures

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 (GH599)
Australia's Third National Communication on Climate Change - A Report under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2002 (GH333)
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 (GH650)
- Planning Forest Sink Projects - A Guide to Legal, Taxation and Contractual Issues - 2005 (GH530)
- Planning Forest Sink Projects - A Guide to Carbon Pooling and Investment Structures - 2005 (GH656)
Greenhouse sinks
- Growing Trees as Greenhouse Sinks - An Overview for Landholders - 2006 (GH651)
- Growing Trees as Greenhouse Sinks - An Overview for Local Government - 2006 (GH652)
- Investing in Trees as Greenhouse Sinks - An Overview for Industry - 2006 (GH653)
Impacts of Climate Change on Carbon Fluxes in Australian Forests - 2006
Life cycle assessment of greenhouse gas emissions from domestic woodheating - 2003 (GH442)
Contribution of mid to low rainfall forestry and agroforestry to greenhouse and natural resource management outcomes - overview and analysis of opportunities (GH276) - 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

National Carbon Accounting Toolbox and Data Viewer - March 2005
Satellite Monitoring of Land-Based Sources and Sinks of Greenhouse Gases - July 2003 (GH425)
Land Use Change Emissions Results 1988-2001 - August 2003 (GH342)
Methods for Estimating Land Use Change Emissions - August 2002 (GH343)
NCAS - A Progress Report - May 2001 (GH166)
The NCAS Accounting Framework - May 2001 (GH167)

Strategic reports

The FullCAM Carbon Accounting Model (Version 3.0) User Manual - March 2005
NCAS Development Plan 2004-8 (GH529) - 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 (GH166)
The NCAS Accounting Framework (GH268) - June 2001
Strategic Plan for the National Carbon Accounting System for Land Based Sources and Sinks (GH200) - December 1999-2001

Technical Report Series 1

1. Setting the Frame (GH227) - October 1999
2. Estimation of Changes in Soil Carbon due to Changed Land Use (GH229) - November 1999
3. Woody Biomass: Methods for Estimating Change (GH230) - August 1999
4. Land Clearing: A Social History - (GH277) December 2001
5A. Review of Allometric Relationships for Estimating Woody Biomass for Qld, the NT and WA (GH245) - August 2000
5B. Review of Allometric Relationships for Estimating Woody Biomass for NSW, the ACT, Vic, Tas and SA (GH244) - August 2000
6. The Decay of Coarse Woody Debris (GH231) - November 1999
7. (Revision 1) Carbon Content of Woody Roots: Revised Analysis and a Comparison with Woody Shoot Components (GH232) - October 2000
8. Usage and Life Cycle of Wood Products (GH233) - November 1999
9. Land Cover Change: Specification for Remote Sensing Analysis (GH419) - November 2002
10. National Carbon Accounting System: Phase 1 Implementation Plan for the 1990 Baseline (GH228) - October 1999
11. International Review of the Implementation Plan for the 1990 Baseline (GH234) - 13-15 December 1999

Technical Report Series 2

12. Pre-Clearing Soil Carbon Levels in Australia (GH420) - March 2002
13. Agricultural Land Use and Management Information (GH326) - Aug 2002
14. Sampling Measurement and Analytical Protocols for Soil Carbon Estimation (GH258) - Sep 2000
15. Carbon Conversion Factors for Historical Soil Carbon Data (GH249) - Sep 2000
16. Pilot Testing Of Remote Sensing Methodology For Mapping Land Cover Change (GH367) - October 2002
17. Synthesis of Allometrics, Review of Root Biomass and Design of Future Woody Biomass Sampling Strategies (GH269) - Sep 2000
18. Wood Density Phase 1 (GH259) - Oct 2000
19. Wood Density Phase 2 - in preparation
20. Change in Soil Carbon following Afforestation or Reforestation (GH254) - October 2000
21. NCAS System Design (GH257) - September 2000
22. Carbon Contents of Above-Ground Tissues of Forest and Woodland Trees (GH250) - September 2000
23. Developing a National Forest Productivity Model - May 2004
24. Analysis of Wood Product Accounting Options for the NCAS (GH264) - September 2000
25. Review of Unpublished Biomass-Related Information: WA, SA, NSW and Qld (GH266) - October 2000
26. CAMFor Users Manual (GH270) - November 2000

Technical Report Series 3

27. Biomass Estimation: Approaches for Assessment of Stocks and Stock Change (GH311) - August 2002
28. The FullCAM Carbon Accounting Model: Development, Calibration and Implementation for the National Carbon Accounting System (GH271) - February 2001
29. Modelling change in soil carbon following afforestation or reforestation: Preliminary simulations using GRC3, and sensitivity analysis (GH295) - April 2002
30. Sensitivity Analysis of the RothC Soil Carbon Model (Ver. 26.3 Excel ©) (GH379) - October 2002
31. Protocol for Sampling Tree and Stand Biomass (GH312) - 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) (GH278) - February 2001

Technical Report Series 4

34. Paired Site Sampling for Soil Carbon Estimation NSW (GH423)
35. Emission Sources of Nitrous Oxide from Australian Agriculture and Mitigation Options (GH458)
36. Integrated Soils Modelling for the NCAS (GH427 )
37. Paired Site Sampling for Soil Carbon (and Nitrogen) Estimation - Qld (GH524)
38. Paired Site Sampling for Soil Carbon Estimation - WA (GH444)

Technical Report Series 5

Technical Report Series 6

46. Update on the National Carbon Accounting System Continuous Improvement and Verification Program - May 2004 (GH501 )
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

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

Books & reports

Australian climate change research: perspectives on successes, challenges and future directions - 2007
Climate change science - frequently asked questions (GH703)
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 (GH670)
Stronger Evidence but New Challenges: Climate Change Science 2001-2005 - 2006 (GH628)
Australian Climate Change Science Programme - Major Achievements - 2005 (GH596)
Australian Climate Change Science Programme - Strategic Research Agenda - 2005 (GH595)
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