The Victorian government today gazetted changes that require planners to prepare for sea level rise of 0.8 metres by 2100, and which explicitly make retreat from the coast a response option.
The Victorian government today released a coastal policy that says intervenionist responses to climate risks will increasingly be required, and will next year revise its sea-level rise planning benchmark.
It will take decades to create ground-stabilising lakes in the Latrobe Valley's three brown coal mine pits, partly because river inflows have declined, according to a new report.
Victoria needs tougher interim emissions reduction targets than those recommended by the state government's advisory panel, according to the City of Melbourne.
A panel led by former federal climate change minister Greg Combet today recommended that Victoria aim for up to a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.