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The White Paper, Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme: Australia's Low Pollution Future, was released on 15 December 2008. The paper outlines the final design of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and decisions on other significant climate change programs. Find out more about the White Paper

Welcome to the Department of Climate Change website

Climate change is one of the greatest economic, social, and environmental challenges of our time. Expert scientific evidence confirms that human activity is altering the climate. This is changing rainfall patterns, reducing water availability in Australia and increasing the frequency of severe weather events such as bushfires and storms.

The Australian Government takes the challenge of climate change seriously. Our approach is to:

• reduce greenhouse pollution in Australia in the short and long term
• work with the international community to develop a global response that is effective and fair
• prepare for the climate change that we cannot avoid.

On our website, you'll find information about the actions we are taking. But climate change is a challenge shared by all Australians - so our website also includes information about actions householders and industry can take to reduce their carbon pollution.

Think climate. Think change. We can't afford not to.