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Site map - Climate change and primary industries

What is climate change?

  • Greenhouse gases
  • Global observations
    -  Comparison with the past
  • Alternative theories
    -  One alternative theory: The effect of cosmic rays on cloud formation
  • Observations in Australia and NSW
    -  Predicted changes to Australia's climate system
  • Greenhouse gas emissions in Australia and NSW
  • What are we currently doing about it?
  • What does climate change have to do with primary industries?

Agriculture

  • The livestock industry
    -  Methane production from digestion in ruminants
    -  Livestock manure and greenhouse gases
    -  Impacts of climate change on the livestock industry
    -  Adaptations of livestock producers to predicted climate change
  • Field crops, pastures and rangelands
    -  Their contributions to climate change
    -  Impacts of climate change on field crops, pastures and rangelands
    -  Adaptations to climate change
    -  Soil carbon
    -  The carbon cycle
  • Horticulture
    -  Horticulture's contributions to climate change
    -  Impacts of climate change on horticulture
    -  Adaptations to climate change - viticulture
    -  Horticulture research - making better use of water

Forestry

  • How the forestry industry can help with climate change
  • Potential climate change impacts on forestry in NSW
    -  Insect pests of exotic pine plantations
  • Forestry industry adaptations and research in response to the threat of climate change

Minerals and petroleum

  • Contribution of minerals industries to climate change
    -  Fugitive emissions 
  • Potential impacts of climate change on the mining industry
  • Adaptations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
    -  Alternative energy sources - solar and wind
  • Climate change research in the minerals industries

Fisheries

  • Contributions to climate change made by marine industries
  • Impacts of climate change on marine industries
  • Adaptations in marine industries in response to climate change
  • Climate change research in marine industries

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