Climate change risks to coastal buildings and infrastructure - A supplement to the first pass national assessment

2011
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
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About this report

Governments at all levels need to be aware of the potential future costs of climate change. In June 2011 a supplement to Climate change risks to Australia's coasts was released.

The report Climate Change Risks to Coastal Buildings and Infrastructure presents additional data on the exposure of:

  • commercial buildings such as retail precincts
  • light industrial buildings
  • transport infrastructure such as road, rail, tramways.

Greater than $226 billion in coastal assets are potentially exposed to inundation and erosion hazards at a sea level rise of 1.1 metres (high end scenario for 2100).

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