Terrestrial Biodiversity Adaptation Research Network

"The challenge for Tasmania, as it is for the global community, is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions while growing the economy and improving our quality of life. To help Tasmania become a model of low-carbon living, this Framework sets a course toward achieving four key objectives:

1. reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to at least 60 per cent below 1990 levels by 2050
2. adapting to the changes in our climate that are occurring now and will continue to occur
3. capturing the new social, economic and environmental opportunities that climate change will present
4. demonstrating national and international leadership as a model low-carbon economy, and contribute to global climate change solutions.

These objectives will only be achieved by taking a new approach. Immediate action will be essential. The benefits of early action will far outweigh the economic costs of not acting..."

Tasmanian Framework for Action on Climate Change 1.41Mb