The Department of Climate Change was an Australian

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department that existed between 2007 and 2010.

Operational activities

The functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters: *Development and co-ordination of domestic and international climate change policy *International climate change negotiations *Design and implementation of

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*Mandatory renewable energy target policy, regulation and co-ordination * Greenhouse emissions and energy consumption reporting *

Climate change adaptation Climate change adaptation is the process of adjusting to the effects of climate change, both current and anticipated.IPCC, 2022Annex II: Glossary

Energy efficiency Energy efficiency may refer to: * Energy efficiency (physics), the ratio between the useful output and input of an energy conversion process ** Electrical efficiency, useful power output per electrical power consumed ** Mechanical efficiency, a rat ...

*Greenhouse gas abatement programs *Community and household climate action

References

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