State and territory government responses to climate change

• Territory and Municipal Services—Environment.
  • Weathering the change—the ACT climate change strategy 2007–2025.
• ACT Commissioner for Sustainability and the Environment—Climate and greenhouse.
• Simon Corbell—Minister for Environment, Water and Climate Change.
• Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Act 2008 (ACT) (see Feed-in tariffs).
  

• Department of Environment and Climate Change—a central source of information on the leading initiatives of the NSW government in climate change and greenhouse related issues, including the NSW Greenhouse Plan.
• The NSW Government signed the Declaration of the federated states and regional governments on climate change, which affirmed the commitment of regional governments to taking action on climate change. Quebec and Manitoba, in collaboration with The Climate Group, co-hosted the Climate Leaders Summit in Montreal on 5–6 December 2005.
• NSW Greenhouse Gas Reduction Scheme—emission abatement certificates generated under this scheme may be traded between scheme participants. The trading aspects of this scheme will cease operation when a national emissions trading scheme commences operation.
• NSW Clean Coal Council and Coal Fund (see Clean Coal Administration Act 2008 (NSW)).
• Promotion of energy efficient buildings under the National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS).
• Renewable energy target.
• Metropolitan Water Plan and recycled water.

• Natural Resources, Environment and the Arts—Greenhouse and Climate Change.
• TravelSmart Workplaces Project.
• NT Climate Change Policy.

• Environmental Protection Agency—Climate change in Queensland.
  • Renewable energy certificates.
• Queensland Climate Change Strategy—ClimateSmart 2050—June 2007.
• Climate change in Queensland.
• Climate smart living and Caring for our air programs.
• Queensland Transport—transport and the environment.
• The ClimateSmart Adaptation 2007–12—an action plan for managing the effects of climate change.
• Queensland Climate Change Centre of Excellence (QCCCE).
• Green initiatives for QFleet.
• The Department of Mines and Energy.
  • Sustainable energy program.
  • Solar Bonus Scheme—(see Feed-in tariffs).
  • Smart Energy Policy.
  • Queensland Renewable Energy Fund (QREF).
  • Queensland Gas Scheme.

• Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure.
• Tackling Climate Change in South Australia.
  • Tackling Climate Change—South Australia's Greenhouse Strategy 2007–2020.
• Greenhouse gas and flow rate standards for water heaters.
• Small-scale solar feed-in scheme (See Electricity (Feed-in Schemes—Solar Systems) Amendment Act 2008 (SA) and the Electricity Act 1996).
• Residential Energy Efficiency Scheme (REES).
• Climate Change and Greenhouse Emissions Reductions Act 2007 (SA).

• 17 July 2008—Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett MP releases the Tasmanian Framework for Action on Climate Change.
• Department of Primary Industries and Water—Climate Change.
• Department of Premier and Cabinet—Tasmanian Climate Change Office.
• Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage and the Arts—Environment.
• Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources—Natural gas project and energy sector developments.
• Environment Protection Authority.
• Living Environment Program.
  

Victoria

• Department of Premier and Cabinet—Office of Climate Change.
• Department of Sustainability and Environment, including the Responding to the challenge of climate change component of the Our Environment, Our Future—Sustainability Action Statement 2006.
• Victorian Climate Change Program.
• EPA Victoria—Greenhouse.
• Victorian Renewable Energy Certificates (VRECs).
• Victorian Renewable Energy Target Scheme (VRET).
• Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Scheme (VEETS).
• Infrastructure and climate change risk assessment for Victoria—report to the Victorian government, March 2007.
• 4 May 2007—Victorian Premier Steve Bracks and Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a climate change agreement. The two state governments agreed to work together to develop emissions trading schemes, clean energy technology and conduct economic assessments of climate change.
• Sustainability Victoria—Resource Smart: Save Energy.
  

Western Australia

• Department of Environment and Conservation —Climate Change.
• Department of Environment and Conservation—Greenhouse.
• Sustainable Energy Development Office—Renewable Energy.
• Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator—Mandatory Renewable Energy Target.
• Making Decisions for the Future—Climate Change.
• Western Australian Greenhouse Strategy.
• Indian Ocean Climate Initiative.
• 5 Star Plus—a new standard in sustainable housing.
• Greening the WA Government Vehicle Fleet.
• Perth Bicycle Network.