The purpose of this update is to review the current scientific knowledge base on climate change, particularly with regard to (i) the underpinning it provides for the formulation of policy and (ii) the information it provides on the risks of a changing climate to Australia. Click here for the full article
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Emissions decreased in the September quarter 2012, with rend emissions declining by 0.2%. Seasonally adjusted and weather normalised emissions decreased 0.6% on the previous quarter (Figures 1-3). The primary contributor to the decline was emissions from the electricity sector, which decreased as a result of decreasing electricity demand and changes in the generation fuel mix (section 2.1). This reduction in emissions was [...]
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This document provides an overview of how emissions are estimated from the land sector (extending over 106 million hectares) to determine for Australia’s national inventory report. The design of this system relies heavily on the application of satellite data to assess land use change and the use of a modelling framework to estimate the biomass of vegetation on lands across Australia, the [...]
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