Victoria Climage Change Summit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources

The following resources can help you understand more about what climate change is and how it is likely to affect Victoria.

New resources for the summit

• Land and biodiversity at a time of climate change

• Victorian Climate Change Summit Outcomes - Communique 4th April 2008 (PDF - 25 KB)

• Summit Discussion Paper (PDF - 1.23 MB)

• Victoria's Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990, 1995, 2000 and 2005: End-use Allocation of Emissions (February 2008) (PDF 593 KB)

• Wedges: Understanding the Potential to Reduce Victoria’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions (PDF)

• Regional climate change projections

 

Discussion starters for Summit

• Reducing emissions in the energy sector (PDF 1.5 MB) - Dr Robin Batterham AO

• Positioning Victorian industry to capitalise on the new jobs, new technologies and new markets that will flow from the transition to the low-carbon economy (PDF - 160 KB) - Mike Waller

• Assisting households to manage rising prices for food, energy and water (PDF - 130 KB) - Tony Nicholson

• Increasing the resilience of Victoria's regions and communities to manage the impacts of climate change (PDF - 130 KB) - Dr Penny Whetton

• The economic case for change (PDF - 64 KB) - Bob Welsh

• Positioning Victoria for a leadership role in the national response to climate change - Victoria's Climate Change Bill (PDF - 71 KB) - Erwin Jackson

 

Publications

 Victorian Greenhouse Gas Inventory 2005 (2007) Information Sheet
 Information Sheet - 2005 VGGI (PDF - 123 KB)

 

 

 

 Fact Sheet: Future Coasts: preparing Victoria's coasts for climate change
 Future Coasts Fact Sheet Sept 2007 (PDF - 2.9 MB)

 

 

 

 Climate Change and Infrastructure: Planning ahead (2007)
 Climate Change and Infrastructure Summary (PDF - 994 KB)

 

 

 Infrastructure and Climate Change Risk Assessment for Victoria (Part 1) (2007)
 Infrastructure and Climate Change Risk Assessment Part 1 (PDF - 3.1 MB)

 Infrastructure and Climate Change Risk Assessment for Victoria (Part 2) (2007)
 Infrastructure and Climate Change Risk Assessment Part 2 (PDF - 4.0 MB)

 

 Climate change and health - an exploration of the challenges for public health in Victoria  (October 2007)
 Climate change and health-An exploration of the challenges for public health in Victoria (PDF -  2.7 MB)

 

 

 Victorian Local Government Greenhouse and Climate Change Case Study Report (June  2007)
 Vic Local Gov Climate Change Case Studies (PDF - 857 KB)

 

 

 

Other resources

• Garnaut Review

• IPCC Report

• Victorian Government climate change website

• Black Balloons Campaign

• Sustainability Victoria

• Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria

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