Queensland's early response

Queensland has been proactive in its climate change response. Major initiatives, such as the ban on broad scale land clearing by the end of 2006, achieved significant emissions abatement and supported Australias progress towards achieving its commitments under the Kyoto Protocol.

Initial emissions reduction measures were expanded and enhanced by Queenslands ClimateSmart 2050 strategy, which outlined a range of short, medium and long-term strategies to move Queensland towards a low carbon future and contribute to national and global efforts to tackle climate change.

Programs to prepare Queensland for the inevitable impacts of climate change were established in the ClimateSmart Adaptation 2007–12 action plan (PDF, 666K)*.

Growing scientific certainty about the impacts of climate change is focusing government efforts to deliver more comprehensive approaches to addressing climate change.

Queensland's early response to climate change (PDF, 214K)*

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Last updated 4 January 2012