• Climate Change Priorities
  • Amending Tasmania's climate change legislation
  • Tasmania's Climate Change Action Plan
  • Climate Action 21 Report Card
  • Reducing emissions
  • Climate risks and opportunities
  • Climate Action 21 - Report Card 2018
  • Climate Action 21 - Report Card 2019
  • Climate Action 21: Report Card 2020
  • Climate Action 21 Report Card 2021
• Climate change: key facts and figures
• What you can do
• Calendar of events
• Tasmania's Climate Change Action Plan 2017–2021
• Developing a new climate change action plan for Tasmania
• Newsletter

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Understanding Tasmania's Future Climate

This priority area aims to provide up-to-date information on climate change projections and impacts, and tailor this information to support decision making across key industry sectors.

Partners:

• Scientific and research community
• Local government
• Government business enterprises
• Industry sectors
• Business

Benefits:

• Accurate and up-to-date climate science to inform decision making
• Build our knowledge of future climate impacts

ACTION 1.1

Review climate change models, identify research gaps and opportunities, and determine priority research projects to update Tasmania’s climate science

Lead Agency: DPAC (TCCO)

Expected commencement: Commenced

Expected Completion: FY 2020-21

ACTION 1.2

Undertake research to build our understanding of Tasmania’s vulnerability to coincident extreme events and their impacts

Lead Agency: DPAC (TCCO)

Expected commencement: FY 2017-18

Expected Completion: FY 2020-21

ACTION 1.3

Provide sector-specific information on Tasmania’s future climate through tailored climate information and decision support tools for end users

Lead Agency: DPAC (TCCO)

Expected commencement: FY 2018-19

Expected Completion: FY 2020-21

ACTION 1.4

Support an ongoing commitment to the National Climate Science Centre in Hobart

Lead Agency: DPAC (TCCO)

Expected commencement: Commenced

Expected Completion: Ongoing