Department of Climate Change

Department of Climate Change
Department overview
Formed3 December 2007[1]
Dissolved8 March 2010[1]
Superseding Department
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Department executive
Websiteclimatechange.gov.au

The Department of Climate Change was an Australian Government department that existed between 2007 and 2010.

Operational activities

The functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters:[2]

  • Development and co-ordination of domestic and international climate change policy
  • International climate change negotiations
  • Design and implementation of emissions trading
  • Mandatory renewable energy target policy, regulation and co-ordination
  • Greenhouse emissions and energy consumption reporting
  • Climate change adaptation strategy and co-ordination
  • Co-ordination of climate change science activities
  • Renewable energy
  • Energy efficiency
  • Greenhouse gas abatement programs
  • Community and household climate action

References

  1. ^ a b CA 9189: The Department of Climate Change, National Archives of Australia, retrieved 9 December 2013
  2. ^ "Administrative Arrangement Order of 3 December 2007" (PDF). Government of Australia. 3 December 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2013.


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