Department of Climate Change

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Formed 3 December 2007 Website climatechange.gov.au		Dissolved 8 March 2010
Superseding agency Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia Department executive Martin Parkinson, Secretary

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:

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

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