Understanding the risks posed by the changing climate specific to the Northern Territory is required in order for Territorians to respond to climate change and understand how it is affecting the Territory and what can be done about it. This will involve reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit further change and do things differently to manage the change that is unavoidable.

The climate science report will be a resource to inform policy and assist decision makers to build a climate-smart future, as well as serving as a first stop for Territorians who want to understand how climate change will affect them.