Monthly Archives: October 2013

Australian horticulture’s response to climate change and climate variability

Posted by : Gordon Rogers | Category : Horticulture | Comments : 0 Comments

The first component of this project has focused on understanding how to improve the management of climate variability from a horticulture perspective, with an emphasis on temperature variability. This project has also sought to commence answering the question – “What are the impacts of climate change on selected horticultural regions and production systems in those regions, and what adaptation strategies [...]

The Critical Decade-Climate science, risks and responses

Posted by : Gordon Rogers | Category : Climate Change - General | Comments : 0 Comments

The purpose of this update is to review the current scientific knowledge base on climate change, particularly with regard to (i) the underpinning it provides for the formulation of policy and (ii) the information it provides on the risks of a changing climate to Australia. Click here for the full article

Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, September 2012

Posted by : Gordon Rogers | Category : Climate Change - General | Comments : 0 Comments

Emissions decreased in the September quarter 2012, with rend emissions declining by 0.2%. Seasonally adjusted and weather normalised emissions decreased 0.6% on the previous quarter (Figures 1-3). The primary contributor to the decline was emissions from the electricity sector, which decreased as a result of decreasing electricity demand and changes in the generation fuel mix (section 2.1). This reduction in emissions was [...]