Climate change in Queensland

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Climate change in Queensland affects various environments and industries, including agriculture.

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Greenhouse gas emissions

Queensland's emissions decreased from 191.94 million tonnes in 2005 to 124.1million tonnes in 2022 representing a reduction of 35.3% over this time period. [1]

Impacts of climate change

Flooding

Large areas across north Queensland experienced significant flooding in 2025. [2]

Tourism

Of all the states of Australia, Queensland has the highest proportion of tourism assets which are at risk due to climate. [3]

Response

Policies

The Queensland government approved new projects for gas exploration. [4] The Queensland government blocked the public release of a report, which recommended that gas wells in floodplains in the western Queensland channel country should be excluded and that unconventional petroleum should be designated as an unacceptable use in the area. [5]

Legislation

Clean Economy Jobs Act 2024

Electricity Infrastructure Investment Act 2020
Parliament of Queensland
  • An Act to provide for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Queensland by stating emissions reduction targets and for related purposes
Citation2024, No. 16
Assented to2024-04-26
Legislative history
Bill titleClean Economy Jobs Bill 2024
Keywords
emissions targets
Status: In force

The Act requires Queensland to cut emissions by 30% on 2005 levels by 2030, 75% by 2035 and reach net zero emissions by 2050. [6] The Act also entrenches public ownership of energy assets. [7]

The bill had been supported by the Liberal National Party opposition. [6] There had been speculation that the LNP would not support the bill, and they had wanted to consider modelling on the impacts of the policy before they made their final decision. [8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Shine, Rhiannon (2024-04-24). "WA's greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb above 2005 levels despite net zero pledge". ABC. Archived from the original on 2024-05-02. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  2. ↑ Turton, Steve (2025-02-03). "What's behind the deadly, record-breaking floods in north Queensland?". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  3. ↑ Higgins-Desbiolles, Freya (2024-09-18). "Climate change threatens Australian tourism more than is widely believed. Here's why". The Conversation. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  4. ↑ Hall, James (2024-06-25). "Queensland approves new gas exploration". Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 2024-06-24. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  5. ↑ Smee, Ben (2020-04-29). "Scientific advice recommending ban on fracking in Lake Eyre basin kept secret and ignored". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-03-05.
  6. 1 2 "Queensland passes legislation to enshrine greenhouse emissions targets in law". ABC News. 2024-04-18. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  7. ↑ Barker, Steph (2024-05-27). "Qld Gov passes renewable energy legislation". Energy Magazine. Retrieved 2025-03-06.
  8. ↑ Messenger, Andrew; Gillespie, Eden (2024-02-14). "Spectre of 'climate wars' looms in Queensland as LNP urged to back government's emissions reduction target". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-03-06.
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