Renewable Energy

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Sciences & Technology

A solution to engineering energy-saving smart materials

Smart materials block harmful radiation and heat, combatting energy wastage. A new way to engineer smart materials at lower temperatures could make more buildings energy-saving

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Sciences & Technology

What could Australia’s clean energy future look like?

Amid the gloom, the COVID-19 crisis has created opportunities to accelerate existing and emerging technologies to make Australia a renewable energy superpower