Climate change
Alternative labels
Climatic changes
Climate policy
Report
Global and regional sea level rise scenarios for the United States
This publication reports on the production of gridded relative sea level (RSL, which includes both ocean-level change and vertical land motion) projections for the United States associated with an updated set of GMSL scenarios.
Strategy
Victoria's climate change framework
Climate change is one of the most critical issues facing Victoria. Our Government will maximise the opportunities while minimising the adverse impacts of climate change for our state. We are taking action on climate change and demonstrating our leadership. Victoria’s Climate Change Framework sets out: our vision for Victoria in 2050 and our approach to...
Report
2016: global heat record broken again
KEY FINDINGS 1. 2016 was the hottest year on record globally for the third year in a row. Climate change was the dominant factor in driving the record-breaking heat worldwide. The global average temperature for 2016 was 0.94°C above the 20th century average, overtaking the previous record set in 2015 by 0.04°C. The record global...
Report
Climate change and the Victorian bushfire threat: update 2017
KEY FINDINGS 1. Climate change is increasing the risk of bushfires in Victoria and lengthening fire seasons.
Evaluation
Enabling climate change adaptation across Gippsland local governments: staff perceptions of adaptive capacity and regional collaboration
This report presents the findings of all project evaluation activities carried out as part of the project ‘Enabling Gippsland Councils to integrate climate risk and adaptation into local and regional strategies’, which concluded in August 2016. The Centre for Urban Research at RMIT University was asked to develop and implement a project evaluation framework to...