2026년 한-NSW주 기후변화 대응 라운드테이블 개최

한국과 NSW주 간 청정에너지 전환 관련 협력 방안 논의

주시드니총영사관 (최용준 총영사)은 2026년 6월 3일 (수) 시드니에서 NSW주정부, 에너지·자원분야 한국 진출 기업, 학계 및 민간전문가 등의 참여하에 2026년 한-NSW주 기후변화 대응 라운드테이블 (Korea-NSW Climate Change Roundtable)을 최초로 개최했다.

이번 라운드테이블에서는 최근 중동전쟁이 초래한 글로벌 에너지 공급망 혼란 속에서 한국과 뉴사우스웨일즈 (NSW)주 간 △에너지 공급망 △에너지 저장 시스템 △신재생에너지 연료 △지속가능항공유 (SAF) 등 청정에너지 전환 관련 구체적인 협력 방안에 대해 논의했다.

다음은 NSW Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan 2025-2029이다.

NSW Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan 2025-2029

Bulli aerial coastline. Credit: Destination NSW

The NSW Government is acting now to adapt to climate change. Acting now will help reduce climate change impacts and risks, help protect what we value and create the knowledge, skills, resources and processes needed for further adaptation.

The NSW Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan 2025-2029 is the first state-wide adaptation action plan for NSW and will help us achieve greater climate change resilience. It puts key actions in place that lay the foundation for future action, focus on known climate change impacts and risks and help make adaptation part of everyday decision making to ensure we can address climate change risks systematically across many aspects of life.

The plan will help the state move towards achieving the legislated adaptation objective, under the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Act 2023, that ‘NSW is more resilient to a changing climate’.

The plan has a total of 46 actions across 7 themes:

Advance policy
Build capability
Improve processes
Expand knowledge
Communicate
Explore new opportunities
Enhance existing initiatives

This is a whole-of-government plan.

Delivery of actions will be led by a variety of NSW Government agencies including:

Destination NSW
NSW Health
NSW Rural Fire Service
NSW Treasury
The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
The Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure
The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Transport for NSW

As adaptation is an issue that cuts across all agencies and almost all areas of life, many actions will be delivered collaboratively and with support from multiple NSW Government agencies. For example, the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has significant expertise in adaptation and may collaborate with other agencies to support delivery of a variety of actions under the plan.

Delivering state-wide adaptation action plans at least every 5 years is a commitment under the NSW Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.

This plan is intended to be the first of many. Future plans will build on the foundation created by this plan. We must continue to be agile in our response to the changing climate and its impacts on our communities and environment. Adaptation is an ongoing process and there is always more work to be done.

To remain agile in this fast-changing space, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water will review the plan in 2026 to taking advantage of any new information. The plan will be updated using the review’s findings to ensure it remains effective.

Climate change adaptation is one of the most significant challenges facing our state and this plan is just one part of the NSW Government’s response. Actions in this plan are designed to complement other major government initiatives such as the State Disaster Mitigation Plan.