Renewable Energy
Sciences & Technology
Research
Australian-made, renewable fuel for a resilient energy future
With Australia's fuel supply under threat and transport emissions still climbing, biomethane offers a renewable alternative. New research is closing in on making it clean enough to use
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