Relevant Council Reports

Climate Change in the City of Port Phillip - An Initial Perspective.

Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities will profoundly change the planet and climate within the next 20-30 years. This will have irreversible impacts and consequences on growth, development and vital resources, unless we act now to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. The City of Port Phillip has been working to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions since 1998, and will continue to implement its Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy to reduce emissions. 

In February 2007 the City of Port Phillip released Climate Change in the City of Port Phillip - An Initial Perspective.  This inaugural Climate Change Discussion Paper and Report provides an initial overview of the effects and consequences of climate change and rising greenhouse gas emissions on the City of Port Phillip and globally. It also provides a comprehensive perspective on the resulting policy and strategic directions that are emerging for Council and the community.  You can read the Climate Change Discussion Paper and the corresponding Council Report here.

NATCLIM reports:

Attached to Climate Change in the City of Port Phillip - an Initial Perspective, was a detailed assessment of the risks Climate Change posses to the City of Port Phillip. Completed as part of the national NATCLIM initiative, a national program to map the impact that Climate Change will have on communities from a local perspective, the report will be a key component of how the City will guide the process of adaptation to the Changing Climate. Download a copy of this report and its attachments.