Department of Climate Change explained

Agency Name:	Department of Climate Change
Formed:	3 December 2007
Dissolved:	8 March 2010
Superseding:	Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Type:	Department
Jurisdiction:	Commonwealth of Australia
Chief1 Name:	Martin Parkinson
Chief1 Position:	Secretary
Website:	climatechange.gov.au

The Department of Climate Change was an Australian Government department that existed between 2007 and 2010.

Operational activities

The functions of the department were broadly classified into the following matters:^[1]

• Development and co-ordination of domestic and international climate change policy
• International climate change negotiations
• Design and implementation of emissions trading
• Mandatory renewable energy target policy, regulation and co-ordination
• Greenhouse emissions and energy consumption reporting
• Climate change adaptation strategy and co-ordination
• Co-ordination of climate change science activities
• Renewable energy
• Energy efficiency
• Greenhouse gas abatement programs
• Community and household climate action

Notes and References

1. Web site: Administrative Arrangement Order of 3 December 2007. Government of Australia. 3 December 2007. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20130428122442/http://www.naa.gov.au/Images/aao_2007_tcm16-45274.pdf. 28 April 2013.