Editorial

Citation

Leal Filho, W. (2013), "Editorial", International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Vol. 5 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm.2013.41405aaa.001

Editorial

Article Type: Editorial From: International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, Volume 5, Issue 1

Welcome to another issues of IJCCSM. As always, readers will find in this issue a set of very interesting papers on matters related to climate change management, worldwide, as well as the next events and some new publications.

In this editorial I would like to discuss a new document produced by Australia’s Climate Commission. Titled “The critical decade: international action on climate change” (available at: http://climatecommission.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/climatecommission_internationalReport_20120821.pdf). The document offers an interesting perspective on international action on climate change in the country. Australia’s Climate Commission is a leading body in the country in the field of climate change.

The report concludes that every major economy is tackling climate change, using a mix of regulation, carbon pricing, renewable energy targets and investment. It notes that there is bipartisan recognition that protecting Australia’s prosperity requires Australia to contribute to the global effort to reduce greenhouse gases. The sooner Australia reduces emissions, the report says, the cheaper those reductions will become and Australia is a world leader in some areas of clean technology research and development, with immense resources in sun, wind and other renewable energy. As the world moves, opportunities open for Australian business, the report concludes.

Since much is happening in Australia and many of the experiences seen there are of international interest and relevance, IJCCSM will strive to encourage contributions from what is a fascinating country, which takes climate change very seriously.

Enjoy your reading!

Walter Leal Filho