Resources
Here are the key information resources that HCCREMS and others have produced in recent years on climate change.
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| Cool Communities - Motivating Home Energy Action | Ongoing | Various | Publication | This resource is a handbook devised by the Australian Greenhouse Office that outlines home energy action plans . Included in the fact sheets is information on delivery, changing attitudes, and financial incentives. |
| Biodiesel in Newcastle City Council | 2006 | Newcastle City Council (NCC) | Publication|Web resource | This resource outlines the Alternative Fuels Project put in place by the City of Newcastle in 2003. outlining the environmental, economic and health benefits of using bio fuels and provides a link to the final report dated December 2004.
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| Report 3: Climatic Change Impact for the Hunter, Lower North Coast and Central Coast Region of NSW | 2009 | HCCREMS; University Of Newcastle | Publication | This report projects future changes in climate at both seasonal and sub regional scales for teh Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast region. Projections are provided for the periods 2020-2040, 2040 -2060 and 2060-2080. |
| CASE STUDY 1: Analysis of Past Trends and Future Projections of Climate Change and their Impacts on the Hunter Valley Wine Industry | 2009 | HCCREMS; University Of Newcastle | Publication | This case study presents an analysis of the potential impacts of climate change on the Hunter Valley Wine Industry. |
| CASE STUDY 4: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Extreme Events in the Coastal Zone of the Hunter, Lower North Coast and Central Coast Region | 2009 | HCCREMS; University Of Newcastle | Publication | This case study provides an analysis of historic and projected changes in climate variables considered to represent `extreme events’ in the coastal climatic zone of the region. |
| Report 1 Progress Report to HCCREMS on Stage 1 of the Regional Climate Change Study | 2008 | HCCREMS; University Of Newcastle | Publication | This report focuses on the identification and collation of regionally specific climate data to be used in the HCCREMS Regional Climate Change Research project. |
| Report 2, Climate Variability of the Hunter, Lower North Coast and Central Coast Region of NSW | 2009 | HCCREMS; University Of Newcastle | Publication | This report provides a comprehensive analysis of sub-regional climate distributions and their drivers, including seasonal, interannual and interdecadal variability of key climate variables and extreme events. |
| CASE STUDY 2: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Extreme Heat Events Affecting Public Health in the Hunter, Lower North Coast and Central Coast Region | 2009 | HCCREMS; University Of Newcastle | Publication | This case study provides an analysis of historic and projected changes in extreme heat events on community health in the region. It identifies existing increasing trends in extreme heat days (>37oC) and yearly worst 3-day heat events. |
| CASE STUDY 3: Potential Impacts of Climate Change on Bushfire Risk in the Hunter, Lower North Coast and Central Coast Region | 2009 | HCCREMS; University Of Newcastle | Publication | This case study provides an analysis of historic and projected changes for a range of climate variables known to significantly influence wildfire behaviour and management in teh Hunter, Central and Lower North Coast region of NSW. |
| Risk Assessment & Adaptation Forum (15th December 2009) | 2009 | HCCREMS | Event materials | This forum demonstrated the importance of assessing the risk posed to councils by climate change and the processes for doing so. |