The statement provides an overview of Australia’s climate change progress in 2025. It reports on the Australian Government’s initiatives and programs that are contributing to climate action and setting the foundation to meet ambitious targets. The statement sets out emissions data and projections across all sectors of the economy and covers key developments.

The report advises the Minister for Climate Change and Energy on how Australia can progress toward a prosperous and resilient net zero economy. The report calls for faster emissions reductions and stronger adaptation measures to keep Australia on track for a safe and resilient future. It makes seven recommendations for priority action.

The outlook provides a forward-looking assessment of how climate change will shape the Murray–Darling Basin’s environmental, First Nations, social and economic future through to 2050 under existing management arrangements. It finds that Basin is virtually certain to become hotter, rainfall likely to become more variable, and droughts very likely to become more frequent and severe.

The report provides the latest estimates of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions to 2040. It shows how Australia is tracking against its 2030 and 2035 emissions reduction commitments by examining the potential impacts of policies and measures to reduce emissions. It finds emissions must be further reduced to meet the 2035 emissions reduction target.

This paper provides an overview of the concepts and measurement of the OECD’s and Australia’s Official Development Assistance and climate finance contributions. It finds that Australia’s support for developing countries has declined significantly over the past fifty years and concludes the Australian Government’s climate finance contribution in the five years to 2025 is zero dollars.