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Improving Greenhouse Gas Accounting

Australia has committed to reach net zero emissions by 2050. This target is ambitious and will require significant action across the economy. Contributing to this aim will help Australian agriculture take advantage of market shifts, as the world transitions toward net zero.Public consultation on…
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Indicator 5.1a: Contribution of forest ecosystems and forest industries to the global greenhouse gas balance (2024)

This indicator assesses the contribution of Australian forests to the global carbon cycle. Forest management can have a significant positive or negative impact on the global carbon cycle. This is the Key information for Indicator 5.1a, published October 2024.Key pointsThe total stock of carbon…
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Simulating the effects of climate change on the profitability of Australian farms

This working paper has since been published as a journal article. Please now refer to: Hughes, N., M. Lu, W. Soh, K. Lawson (2022) Modelling the effects of climate change on the profitability of Australian farms, Climatic Change ABARES Working Paper Published 29…
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Economic effects of water recovery in the Murray–Darling Basin

Authors: Linden Whittle, David Galeano, Neal Hughes, Mihir Gupta, Peter Legg, Tim Westwood, Tom Jackson, Steve Hatfield-Dodds The junction of the Murray-Darling Basin where the River Murray meets the Darling River at Wentworth Introduction…
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The effects of drought and climate variability on Australian farms

Authors: Neal Hughes, David Galeano and Steve Hatfield-Dodds Farm in drought conditions in the far north west of New South Wales, Australia. The current drought across much of eastern Australia has demonstrated the dramatic effects that climate variability can have on farm businesses and…
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Offshore Petroleum and Fisheries

Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006 The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) is the assessor for offshore petroleum and greenhouse gas activities in Commonwealth waters. This decision took effect on 28 February 2014 following a…
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Research Strategy (July 2012 to June 2017)

Objectives of this research strategy The objective of this research strategy is to guide the investments in climate change research for agriculture under Filling the Research Gap in order to:…
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Global responses to climate change

Opportunities for Australian agricultural producers Authors: Jared Greenville, Heather McGilvray, and Kevin Burns Introduction The challenge of reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a global one. As countries plan to meet this challenge, the emissions intensity of products will increasingly…
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Increased measures to address non-compliance effectively and proportionately

To uphold Australia’s high biosecurity standards, over the past year we have ramped up our enforcement response to non compliance. Recent updates to the Biosecurity Act include additional measures to address non-compliance more effectively, which includes:civil sanctions including infringement…
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Indicator 2.1e: The area of native forest harvested and the proportion of that effectively regenerated, and the area of plantation harvested and the proportion of that effectively re-established (2024)

This indicator is used to assess the success of the re-establishment of forests after harvesting. Re-establishment is critical to the maintenance of the productive capacity of the forest.This is Key information for Indicator 2.1e, published October 2024.Key pointsOver the period 2016-17 to 2020-21…
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