About Us

We connect people with climate, energy & disaster-risk research from The Australian National University. Our goal is to advance innovative solutions to address climate change, energy system transitions and disasters. We facilitate integrated approaches to research, teaching and policy, industry and community engagement across disciplines. We also lead the ANU Below Zero Initiative in research, teaching and engagement. The initiative is working to reduce the University's greenhouse gas emissions to below zero.

Our Institute consolidates and builds on the activities of the former ANU Climate Change Institute, Energy Change Institute, and Disaster Risk Science Institute.

Major Initiatives: Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific (ZCEAP) »

The ANU Zero Carbon Energy for the Asia Pacific initiative aims to push the frontiers that will help future-proof the way Australia trades with the world, based on our abundant renewable energy resources.

Sarah Smith, UC Davis
16
Apr

Seminar: Postharvest losses from weather and climate change: Evidence from 1.2 million truckloads

Sarah Smith, UC Davis describes work which estimates the effect of weather and climate change on postharvest losses using proprietary data on 1.2 million truckloads of processing tomatoes in California.

Research »

We study the effects of climate change, the energy transition, and disasters and their impacts on society and societal responses.

Pumped hydro pipelines in the Snowy Mountains
28
Feb

Researchers found 37 mine sites in Australia that could be converted into renewable energy storage. So what are we waiting for? »

A powerful tool for the renewable energy future transition is to build more pumped hydro energy storage.
Flooded Road
19
Feb

Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision? »

Big environmental changes mean ever more Australians will confront the tough choice of whether to move home or risk staying put.

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