| 2022 |
Australia State of the Environment 2021 (External link)
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An assessment of the changing condition of our natural environment across 12 themes: air quality, Antarctica, biodiversity, climate, coasts, extreme events, heritage, Indigenous, inland water, land, marine and urban. A committee of independent scientists and environmental experts authored the thematic chapters and contributed to the Overview report and were supported an Australian Government taskforce. |
Independent |
| 2022 |
Government climate action: leading policies and programs in Australia (External link)
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An analysis of targets, policies and programs announced by Australian, State and Territory governments, with a focus on policies introduced since the 2021 report on state and territory climate action. |
Independent |
| 2022 |
The great deluge: Australia's new era of unnatural disasters (External link)
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A report that examines the record-breaking rainfall and floods seen in large parts of Eastern Australia in 2022 and how these climate-fuelled extreme weather events can overwhelm emergency services and devastate communities. It calls for all levels of government to speed up their emission reductions and disaster preparation efforts. |
Independent |
| 2022 |
The Cost of Extreme Weather 2022 (External link)
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A research report that estimates direct costs from extreme weather events are to grow by 5.13 per cent each year and reach $35.24 billion by 2050, directly costing Australian households an average of $2,509.16 every year. The report concludes that if we are to mitigate the rising costs of extreme weather, the federal government should focus more on resilience and future-proofing |
Independent |
| 2022 |
Inquiry into renewable energy in Victoria (External link)
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An inquiry into the Victorian Government’s emission reduction and renewable energy targets, the Committee made 24 findings and 32
recommendations. The committee reported on governance and policy structures, and also found that the developing renewable energy sector creates a good source of employment and that there will be significant economic benefits in transitioning away from fossil fuels. |
Parliament of Victoria |
| 2022 |
Annual report on drinking water quality in Victoria 2020-21 (External link)
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A summary of Victoria's drinking water quality performance, including vulnerabilities, lessons/mitigation, and addressing future risk, the report recognises the ongoing efforts made by water agencies in delivering high-quality drinking water to Victorians and the department’s regulatory role in achieving this outcome, along with protecting public health. |
Department of Health |
| 2022 |
Inquiry into environmental infrastructure for growing populations (External link)
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A report into the current and future arrangements to secure environmental infrastructure - particularly parks and open space - for a growing population in Melbourne and across regional centres, its recommendations include addressing particular environmental infrastructure challenges such as climate change, bushfires and natural disasters. |
Parliament of Victoria |
| 2021 |
Feeling the Heat (External link)
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A report exploring the impact of extreme heat and outlines the risk factors that exacerbate heat vulnerability. It reflects current research, consultation with the Victorian community sector, a survey of community organisations about their experiences of heatwaves, and interviews with clients across the state. The report proposes recommendations to reduce the harm caused by extreme heat and strengthen the services provided to people experiencing disadvantage. |
Victorian Council of Social Service |
| 2021 |
Victoria’s water in a changing climate (External link)
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A report that allows for a better understanding of how Victoria’s climate and hydrology are changing through a mix of historic observations and future projections, and, most importantly, how this will impact the state’s water resources in the short and long term. |
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning |
| 2021 |
Preparing for the era of disasters (External link)
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An Era of Disasters will increasingly stretch emergency services, diminish community resilience and escalate economic costs and losses of life and have profound implications for food security in our immediate region, with cascading impacts that will undermine Australia’s national security. This report recommends the Australian government and the state and local governments need to begin preparing now for the unprecedented scale of these emerging challenges. |
Australian Strategic Policy Institute |
