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Professor Barbara NormanChair ACT Climate Change Council

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The ACT Climate Change Council was established under the Climate

Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act 2010.The main function of the Council is to advise the Minister for theEnvironment and Sustainable Development on matters relating to:

reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and

addressing, and adapting to, climate change.

In exercising its functions, the Council seeks to:consult representatives from business and the

community, including environmental and conservationentities, on matters relating to climate change; and

provide information to encourage action to address, oradapt to, climate change.

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Professor Barbara Norman Chair) - Foundation Chair, Urban andRegional Planning, University of Canberra, Deputy Chair, RegionalDevelopment Australia (ACT) and Director of Canberra Urban andRegional Futures (CURF)

Ms Lynne Harwood - Chief Executive Officer of Communities@Work

Professor Will Steffen - Commissioner on the Independent ClimateCommission, Adjunct Professor ANU

Ms Maria Efkarpidis - Director, Rock Development Group

Dr Frank Jotzo - Director of the Centre for Climate Economics andPolicy at the Australian National University and Deputy Director of

the ANU Climate Change Institute

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The Council represents a range of sectors within the Canberracommunity.

Recent Expression of Interest for new members with expertise in

energy and transport issues specific to the ACT.

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The Climate Change and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Act2010 sets out voluntary greenhouse gas (GHG) reductiontargets:

- per person emissions peak by2013

- 40% below 1990 level by 2020- 80% below 1990 level by 2050- zero net emissions by 2060

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Released in September 2012

Primary focus is to set the Territory on the path to meet the 2020greenhouse gas reduction target

Achieving this target will establish a strong foundation for theachievement of the Territorys vision for 2060

Access AP2 at www.environment.act.gov.au/climate_change/ap2

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The vision

By 2060, the ACT is a sustainable and carbon neutral city that adapts toa changing climate.

Measured byminimising the ACTs impact on global climate change by achieving the

ACTs legislated GHG reduction targets

ensuring a fair society in a low-carbon economy

strengthening the ACTs capacity to respond to a changing climate,and

creating a more sustainable future.

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Reducing residential sector emissions6 actions

Reducing non-residential sector emissions3 actions

Reducing transport sector emissions1 action

Reducing waste sector emissions1 action

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Transitioning to large-scale renewable energy3 actions

Adapting to a changing climate3 actions

Monitoring, reporting and future decision making1 action

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While reducing our carbon footprint is the primary focus of AP2,the ACT also needs to prepare for some unavoidable changes in theclimate.

Adaptation responses will be required even after carbon dioxideconcentrations have stabilised because long lags in the climatesystem will result in continuing change.

The value of taking action to adapt will increase with the degree ofclimate change.

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Climate variable Projected trend

Daily maximum temperature Increase more very hot days, with daytime temperatures insummer possibly increasing more than the daytime temperaturesin winter.

Daily minimum temperature Increase more warm nights, with night-time temperatures inwinter possibly increasing more than night-time temperatures insummer.

Heatwaves Increase.

Frost days Decrease.

Storm frequency and intensity Projections uncertain. Overall decline in rainfall. Summer rainfallmay decrease. Winter rainfall may increase and with increasedintensity.

Drought frequency and intensity Likely to increase with decreasing rainfall, increasing potentialevaporation and increasing maximum temperature.

Bushfire frequency and intensity Likely to increase with decreasing rainfall, decreasing humidity andincreasing maximum temperature.

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Community health and wellbeing

Disaster and emergency management

Urban planning

Water security

Food security

Natural resource management

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