Climate Change Action in the Northern Territory Climate Change Adaptation Workshop for Practitioners Paul Purdon Manager Environment and Greenhouse Policy Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts

Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change Key Conclusions: Climate change poses the risk of major disruption to global economic and social activity The benefits of strong and early action considerably outweigh the costs If no action is taken, cost of climate change over next two centuries equivalent to 5-20% reduction in global GDP The cost of action to stabilise greenhouse gas concentrations can be limited to 1% of global GDP (

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Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts NT Strategy for Greenhouse Action 2006 VISION Territorians working together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions & limit the negative impacts of climate change GOALS Manage risks and maximise opportunities Take practical and cost effective action to limit impacts Respond holistically to greenhouse emissions and climate change PRINCIPLES

Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts NT Strategy for Greenhouse Action 2006 Objective 1: Government leadership Objective 2: Minimise emissions from savanna burning Objective 3: Minimise emissions from agriculture and land use changes Objective 4:Minimise emissions by improving management of transport and urban land use Objective 5: Minimise emissions from electricity supply and use Objective 6: Minimise emissions from industry and waste Objective 7: Adapting to climate change

Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts Objective 1: Government leadership Establishes emission reduction targets for energy use in government: commercial buildings passenger fleet Contribute to national policy initiatives COAG Plan of Collaborative Action on Climate Change Ministerial council work on energy efficiency and emissions reporting National Emissions Trading Taskforce

Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts Objective 2: Minimise emissions from savanna burning Major source of NT emissions (41%) Action to minimise emissions from savanna fires Research into estimation of emissions from savanna fires Encouraging industry to invest in fire management offsets

Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts Objective 5: Minimising emissions from electricity supply and use Promoting uptake of renewable energy Promoting energy efficiency in the community

Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts Objective 6: Minimise emissions from industry and waste Consideration of greenhouse and climate change issues in environmental impact assessment Mandatory public reporting of greenhouse gas emissions by major industry

Department of Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts Objective 7: Adapting to climate change Risk assessment of potential climate change impacts on the NT To inform development of appropriate adaptation plans National cooperation

Key Messages  Climate change requires action from all sectors of the community  Planners and developers have a role  Requires consideration of climate change in decision making - mitigation and adaptation responses  Driven increasingly by government requirements and community demand  Planning community has opportunity to show leadership