Australia is rapidly entering a new phase in its response to climate change with the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol and the introduction of an emissions trading scheme by 2010.

This report looks at the potential for emissions reductions across the energy, transport, agriculture, land use and forestry and waste and industrial sectors. It provides important guidance on areas for future focus and trade-offs associated with different options.

The report presents a detailed account of the level of Victorian local government activity in greenhouse mitigation and climate change adaptation. It provides an overview of the barriers to local government involvement across the state and proposes a number of recommendations to overcome them. The report contains 11 case studies to share knowledge and expertise...

This study investigates the implications of climate change for Melbourne Water's water, sewerage and drainage systems.

This paper summarises recent scientific work on abrupt change, with selected examples of apparent sudden shifts in environmental variables.