28. Systems approach
Increasing heat (more intensive
‘heatwaves’) affecting
community health & workforce
productivity
Increasing use of
affordable renewable
energy – domestic &
business
Energy
futures
Adopt energy &
water efficiencies
Invest in more robust
infrastructure –
domestic, business &
transport
Increasing operating
costs (for cooling) &
reducing productivity
(agriculture)
Climate
change
impacts
Futures
by
design
Climate change
adaptation
Changing work practices
(outdoor activities informed by
current weather)
Increasing extreme
weather events
(flooding, storms)
Damaging
infrastructure & limiting
transportation
Changes –
incremental &
transformative
29. Projected impacts for Central Australia
• Increase in days per year over 35°C from 90 (current) to 132‐182 (by
2070) – leading to increased heat stress (heat‐related deaths could increase
by as much as 10 times in QLD & the NT by 2100, Hughes & McMichael 2011);
• Increase in sickness & hospital admissions (& associated lost days at
work/school & additional care required) (health care services cost $5,000 per
person & expected to nearly double by 2050, Hughes & McMichael 2011);
• Extreme weather events can compound the delivery of health
services – increase demand yet limit provision (flooding & cyclones in QLD
during 2010‐11 caused $18 million damage to health services);
34. Transport disparity in remote Australia
Source: B. Spandonide 2013.
• People living in remote Australia are more
dependent on private transport, yet face higher
costs & more dangerous driving conditions;
• What are the alternatives for more affordable &
safer transport for remote Australians?
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37. Source: L. Havas et al. 2012.
Lessons from ASC
Source: L. Havas et al. 2012.
Household income not a good predictor of PV adoption
No ‘rebound’ affect in energy usage by PV adopters
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46. Clean Energy Future
• Australian Government Clean Energy Future Plan
• Regional Natural Resource Management Planning for Climate
Change Fund
• providing $43.9 million over five financial years to improve regional
planning for climate change and help guide the location of carbon
and biodiversity activities.
• aims to improve the capacity of regional NRM organisations to plan for
climate change