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The latest thought leadership and expert commentary from our members and announcements and stories from the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions.
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Pollution and foreign organisms threaten Antarctica, drifting there on ocean debris from South America, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. Research reveals these coastlines are interconnected, and changing conditions may accelerate the colonization of foreign organisms in Antarctic waters.
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Since the 1990s, the Washington Consensus shaped global economic policies, emphasizing privatization and liberalization. Industrial policies declined as a result. Recently, industrial policy has resurged, focusing on green investments in the US, EU, and Australia to tackle climate change and reduce reliance on China
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Plans for a huge solar and battery farm that would export energy to Singapore have been authorized by Australia. This project is being promoted as the "largest solar precinct in the world".
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With industry and government support, researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) are closer to revolutionising the energy storage sector by creating a new rechargeable proton battery that focuses on sustainability and efficiency.
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ICEDS member Dr Bjorn Sturmberg has been awarded the title of 2024 ACT Scientist of the Year.
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Australia's forestry industry plans to cut trees from native forests for carbon credits, claiming it'll aid climate change efforts. Research, however, shows it could worsen forest health and fire risks, undermining climate benefits. The plan risks biodiversity and emissions goals and should be rejected.
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The threat of misinformation runs rampant in our digital age, where a single repetition of a climate-sceptical claim seems more true even to the staunchest of climate change endorsers, according to a new study from The Australian National University (ANU).
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Southeast Asia's energy demand is up, needing a shift from fossil fuels to clean energy to meet climate goals. ASEAN's CO2 emissions could rise 71% by 2040, highlighting the urgency for sustainable energy solutions through international cooperation.
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Since European colonisation, 29 million hectares (54%) of the forests and woodlands that once existed in New South Wales have been destroyed. A further 9 million ha have been degraded in the past two centuries. This amounts to more than 60% of the state’s forest estate.