Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency

Short description

The Department of Climate Change was established on 3 December 2007. On 8 March 2010, as a result of Machinery of Government changes, a new Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency was established. The Corporate Plan provides a picture of our Department's roles and priorities in delivering the Australian Government's climate change framework. It provides a high level view that can be used to inform our work on a day-to-day basis, showing how we contribute to achieving this framework, based on the three pillars of: reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions adapting to the impacts of climate change we cannot avoid helping to shape a global solution.