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New technologies will enable steel production without coal. Australia stands to benefit greatly in the shift to green steel – if we’re ready. John Pye, Associate Professor, School of Engineering, ANU, Australian National University Alireza Rahbari, Research fellow, School of Engineering, ANU, Australian National University Emma Aisbett, Fellow, Australian National University Frank Jotzo, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University Zsuzsanna Csereklyei, Senior Lecturer in Economics, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australia could use about 7,000 terawatt-hours of solar and wind generation per annum to make a sizeable contribution to cutting global emissions – about 27 times its current electricity output. Paul Burke, Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Emma Aisbett, Fellow, Australian National University Ken Baldwin, Inaugural Director, ANU Grand Challenge, Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia Pacific, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Urban renewal can bring downsides as well as benefits. A new guide helps people connect more deeply with their suburbs. Shannon Foster, D'harawal Knowledge Keeper PhD Candidate and Lecturer UTS, University of Technology Sydney Alexandra Crosby, Associate Professor, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney Ilaria Vanni, Associate Professor, International Studies and Global Societies, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

This score is a massive four points higher than the year prior. But as La Niña subsides, we’ll quickly feel the long-term warming trend again, with bushfires picking back up next season. Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Shoshana Rapley, Research assistant, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The best way to experience a rainforest canopy is by crane - and researchers have made full use of Australia’s first canopy crane. Nigel Stork, Emeritus Professor in the Centre for Planetary Health and Food Security, Griffith University Claire Gely, Postdoctoral research fellow, James Cook University Susan Laurance, Professor, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Unfortunately, Australians should not expect EVs to suddenly become cheap and easy to get here in the next couple of years unless policy changes. Jake Whitehead, Tritum E-Mobility Fellow & Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

In some regions, foxes kill at least 1,000 animals per square kilometre every year. Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University Alyson Stobo-Wilson, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Charles Darwin University Brett Murphy, Associate Professor / ARC Future Fellow, Charles Darwin University John Woinarski, Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University Sarah Legge, Professor, Australian National University Trish Fleming, Professor, Murdoch University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Environment minister Sussan Ley successfully argued that she doesn’t have a duty of care to protect young people from climate change. Here’s why the judges unanimously ruled in her favour. Jacqueline Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne Rebekkah Markey-Towler, Research fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Conflict in Eastern Europe must not cause global climate action to falter. We must ensure the renewables industry can withstand such global shocks. Vigya Sharma, Senior Research Fellow, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

While climate change poses new threats to trees, it also creates new opportunities for us to work with trees as allies. We must not work against them. Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Efforts to fast-track a review of stewardship land could result in more mining access to conservation land as the governments wants to prioritise land where mining applications have already been made. Matthew Hall, Senior Researcher, Environmental Law Initiative and Visiting Scholar, Faculty of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Allan Brent, Senior Legal Advisor, Environmental Law Initiative, and Visiting Scholar, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The findings indicates natural disasters such as the current floods in southeastern Australia can influence election results. Hannah Melville-Rea, Research Fellow, Environmental Arts & Humanities, New York University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Seaweed was thought to be a vital tool in the fight to slow climate change. But it turns out seaweed ecosystems may be a natural source of carbon dioxide – and not a sink. John Barry Gallagher, Associate Researcher, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

After more than three years as prime minister, Scott Morrison is still struggling to provide much-needed crisis leadership. Alex Haslam, Professor of Psychology and ARC Laureate Fellow, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australia has finally opened the regulatory doors to offshore wind farms. What do we need to do to make the roll out fast and build supply chains? Llewelyn Hughes, Associate Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Thomas Longden, Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A high-tech expedition to sample the ocean under Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf confirms what the earliest explorers thought: everywhere we look we find microbes, scavenging any energy source available. Sergio E. Morales, Associate Professor of Microbial Ecology, University of Otago Christina Hulbe, Professor and Dean of the School of Surveying (glaciology specialisation), University of Otago Clara Martínez-Pérez, Postdoctoral Researcher in marine microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich Federico Baltar, Associate Professor of microbial oceanography, Universität Wien Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A new study finds climate change will make it hard to guarantee the supply of food. Stephen Bartos, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Simply providing passive information is not enough. Governments must find better ways to deliver important messages about natural hazards. Carmen Elrick-Barr, Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast Tim Smith, Professor and ARC Future Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Parts of southeast Australia are inundated yet again. Clearly, short-term weather forecasts are not enough to protect communities in times like these. Mark Gibbs, Leader of the Knowledge to Innovation team, Institute for Future Environments and Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

One in 1,000 years style descriptions apply to probabilities that don’t change. The likelihood of severe floods is increasing. John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.