Climate Change Authority [SEP] inception
Climate Change Authority
The Climate Change Authority is an Australian statutory agency established under the "Climate Change Authority Act 2011." It began operations on 1 July 2012. Its role is to review various climate change policies, including the Carbon Farming Initiative and National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting system, and to advise the Australian Government and Parliament on other matters as requested. The Authority has no legislative or executive powers, which remain with the Government and Parliament of the day. 
The Authority is presently undertaking a Special Review into Australia
and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research.
National Climate Assessments have been integral components of USGCRP since its inception. Along with its strategic role as coordinator of Federal global change research, USGCRP is required by the Global Change Research Act of 1990 to conduct a National Climate Assessment (NCA). The NCA is an important resource for understanding and communicating climate change science and impacts in the United States.
See also.
- Climate Change Science Program
- Global Change Research Act
- National Climate Assessment
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