Renewable Energy

Environment
Research
We’re missing out on the clean ‘natural nuclear’ energy beneath our feet
Geothermal energy from the Earth’s core gives Australia the potential to warm houses and power businesses 24/7 using existing infrastructure from other energy industries

Environment
7 good things humanity did to combat climate change in 2024
Despite the deluge of bleak environmental news, here are some examples of the positive climate progress we have made

Sciences & Technology
Harvesting big energy from small movement
A new material designed to harvest up to 400 times more energy from movement than currently possible has potential applications in biomedicine and geospatial monitoring

Sciences & Technology
Women’s participation is crucial to fight climate change
For a sustainable future we need to bring women and girls to the forefront of the fight against climate change - a shift from the most affected by climate disasters to key players in energy transition

Sciences & Technology
Our health is compromised by our global fossil fuel addiction
Climate change is affecting the health of people around the world; transitioning to net-zero emissions could be the greatest health opportunity this century

Politics & Society
South Korea: Green growth or greenwashing?
Calling South Korea’s green economic agenda ‘greenwashing’ misrepresents one of the world’s best examples of uniting economic growth and environmental sustainability

Environment
Building just and prosperous zero-carbon regions
Australian and international research highlights key success factors for accelerating just and well-managed regional energy transitions

Environment
Hope and courage in the climate crisis
A new book is a guided tour of ideas to inspire and sustain radical hope and defiant courage in the long climate emergency which now lies before us

Environment
Tougher environmental policies can create economic winners
There seems to be a working assumption that if Australia adopts tougher environmental policies, our economic growth will be undermined. But new research finds the opposite is true

Environment
Getting regional development right
A new strategic approach to revitalising Victoria’s Gippsland is centred on place-based leadership and could be applied around Australia’s regions