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Climate change
2016 Report Content Updated projections of climate change in Australia were released in 2015, and are explored in the Drivers and ... Water Futures Assessment (NAWFA) included risks arising from climate change and development ( Close et al. 2012 ). The NAWFA was completed ...
Climate change
2016 Report Content Climate change is already affecting Australia’s heritage ( ANU 2009 , Australia ICOMOS 2011 ). Australia’s climate has warmed significantly, rainfall regimes have altered, and extreme ...
Climate change
2016 Report Content Climate change may also have a significant effect on air pollution. Warming and drying of the climate is projected to lead to an increase in extreme fire-danger days in ...
Climate change
2016 Report Content Climate change poses a threat to urban air quality and health through increases in ...
Climate change
2016 Report Content... warming and ocean acidification, superimposed on natural climate variations—in particular, ENSO and decadal variability ( Holbrook ... ). Changes in the marine environment associated with climate change provide a progressively changing baseline on top of which natural ...
Global climate change and climate variability
2016 Report Content... and territory SoE reports note the adverse effects of global climate change on biodiversity. These increasingly include extreme weather, as well as ...
Climate change–induced pressures
2016 Report Content Our climate is changing. Climate records, such as for rainfall and temperature, continue to be ...
Effectiveness of climate change management
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryClimate Effectiveness of management Planning and strategyManagement outputs and outcomesUnderstanding and researchRole and coordination of different levels of government...
Climate change pressures affecting the land environment
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryLand Pressures Climate change–induced pressuresClimate Change Year...
Climate change will affect Australian regions differently
2016 Key Finding2016 Climate change will result in location-specific vulnerabilities. Australia is predicted to experience increased heatwaves, leading to increased bushfire incidence and health problems (heat stress); longer droughts, extending further geographically; flooding from more intense storm...
Emissions continue to contribute to climate change
2016 Key Finding2016 Australia’s emissions of CO2 per person in 2013 were nearly twice the average of countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, reflecting Australia’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels as a primary energy source, particularly the use of coal in the production of...
Climate change is a key pressure on the Australian environment
2016 Report Content Climate change is an increasingly important and pervasive pressure on all aspects of the Australian environment. Although our climate and its high natural variability from year to year have always been a ...
Box BIO16 National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
2016 Case Study The National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF) was established in 2008 with a ... needed by decision-makers to adapt effectively to climate change . During its first phase of operation, NCCARF managed a ...
Climate change is the most serious threat to land management
2016 Key Finding2016 The many consequences of climate change, from changing species distributions to shorter agricultural growing seasons and more intense bushfires, pose the greatest medium-term pressure on Australia’s land environment.
Climate change brings particular challenges for our built environments
2016 Key Finding2016 In recent years, heatwaves, floods, fires and storms have occurred more frequently in many cities. Major heatwaves are Australia’s deadliest natural hazards, particularly for cities, and average maximum temperatures are predicted to increase for a range of cities. Our coastal cities...
Resistance to change
2016 Report Content... habitats, species and processes, strong resistance to change is often related to high biodiversity and healthy ecosystem function. ...
Changed hydrology
2016 Report Content... have varied considerably since 2011, largely in response to climate. Changes to flows and water levels are described in detail in the ...
Resilience of our climate
2016 Report Content The ability of the climate system to recover from changes to the composition of the atmosphere ...
Climate and system variability
2016 Report Content2016 Marine environment Pressures Tasmania Marine Temperate East Marine South West Great Barrier Reef Marine North...
Pressures affecting Australia’s climate
2016, 2011 Assessment summaryClimate Pressures Direct (primary) effects of pressures on climateTrends in emissionsKyoto Protocol targetsAustralia’s emissions in contextIncreases in greenhouse gasesIndirect (secondary and tertiary) effects of pressures on...
Outlook for Australia’s climate 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceThe outlook for Australia’s climate depends on the effectiveness of international and national efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Without mitigation, surface temperature increases of 3.7–4.8 °C above 1850–1900 temperatures are projected. To remain below 2 °C warming above...
Resilience of Australia’s climate 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceOur planet is somewhat resilient to increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels because atmospheric CO2 is absorbed by the oceans. During recent decades, the oceans have taken up approximately 25 per cent of the annual anthropogenic CO2 emissions to the atmosphere. However, the...
Risks to Australia’s climate 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceAn understanding of the risks associated with Australia’s climate will lead to improved action plans to adapt to the changes predicted to occur. Our climate is a dynamic system; therefore, the risks need to be re-evaluated frequently. Recent climate change projections for...
Climate: 2011–16 in context
2016 Report Content As reported in SoE 2011, climate change continues to be a global problem. A major development since the 2011 ... to 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. International climate science has also advanced significantly. The Intergovernmental Panel on ...
Mitigating the drivers of environmental change
2016 Report Content2016 Since the first SoE report in 1996, a great deal of effort has been focused on improving environment-related policies and associated management actions. However, these are often focused on reducing pressures on the environment. For example, Australia’s regulatory regime...
Pressures affecting Australia’s climate 2016
2016 At a glanceAt a glanceGreenhouse gases (GHGs)—carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, short-lived tropospheric and stratospheric ozone, nitrous oxide and synthetic GHGs—together with water vapour, and natural and industrial aerosols, influence Earth’s energy balance. Human activity, primarily the burning of...
Climate change is an increasingly important and pervasive pressure on all aspects of the Australian environment...
2016 Key Finding2016Climate change is an increasingly important and pervasive pressure on all aspects of the Australian environment. It is altering the structure and function of natural ecosystems, and affecting heritage, economic activity and human wellbeing. Climate change will result in location-...
Figure ATM17 Summary of climate change projection scenarios for Australia
2016 MapDownload as png Figure ATM17 Summary of climate change projection scenarios for Australia Direct (primary) effects of pressures on climate
The nature of impacts of climate change on biodiversity is becoming better understood
2016 Key Finding2016Broad understanding of potential impacts of climate change on some Australian species (e.g. birds) has increased. In the past 5 years, all jurisdictions have put in place climate change strategies or have significantly advanced planning for adaptation. However, the level of detail...
The main pressures affecting the Australian environment today are the same as in 2011: climate change...
2016 Key Finding2016The main pressures affecting the Australian environment today are the same as in 2011: climate change, land-use change, habitat fragmentation and degradation, and invasive species. There is no indication that these have decreased overall since 2011. Some individual pressures on...
