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Climate change is one of the most significant challenges facing the world today. As the climate changes, we need to change the way we interact with our environment.

Much of Queensland's natural environment and community and economic activities are climate-sensitive. To ensure the lifestyle that Queenslanders enjoy is maintained into the future, we must continue to respond and adapt to meet this challenge.

The Queensland Government is at the forefront of Australia's response to climate change, taking action on a number of fronts to reduce the state’s carbon footprint and prepare individuals, communities and business for the impacts of climate change by investing in climate change mitigation and adaptation measures across all sectors of the economy.

A suite of measures designed to help Queensland move towards a low-carbon economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions are contained in Queensland's revised climate change strategy, ClimateQ: toward a greener Queensland. The revised strategy takes into account the latest science and policy at a national and international level.

Last reviewed: 13 March 2012
Last updated: 04 January 2011