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5 June 2013
Professor Brendan Mackey, Director of Griffith University Climate Change Response Program

Planting trees no match for CO2 emissions

Leading world climate change experts have thrown cold water on the idea that planting trees can offset carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels.

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9 September 2024
Big Oil

What if Big Oil championed, and profited from, the green transition?

Like the petroleum industry itself, households are heavily invested in existing transport technologies. Getting oil and gas companies – and consumers – to switch to zero-emissions transport is a huge challenge. Repurposing existing infrastructure to supply clean fuels could convince both consumers and vehicle manufacturers to make the switch. But what would that take?

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18 July 2024

Study highlights Australia’s troubling role in global forest carbon decline  

Findings underscore Australia's emergence as negative outlier as forest areas and carbon stocks decline.

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4 June 2024
Solar panel farm at sunset located in South Australia

Australia’s 2024 green energy policies mark a significant shift towards cleaner energy sources

A new policy brief from the Griffith Asia Institute evaluates Australia’s 2024 green energy-related policies and examines their potential impact...

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18 May 2024
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10 May 2024
Gorgonian Sea Fan

Coal versus coral

In Gladstone, amid shipping traffic and industrial landscapes, the Australian cultural cringe is palpable, torn between pride in resources and prospect of environmental devastation as observed by Dr Kerrie Foxwell-Norton.

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9 January 2024

Projections reveal the vulnerability of freshwater to climate change

Climate and land use changes are causing significant alterations in global terrestrial water storage, impacting extreme weather events like floods and droughts, a Griffith-led study has found.

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11 December 2023
Travelers with luggage using smart phones while waiting in line for boarding at airport. Focus on wheeled luggage.

World tourism receives first climate change stocktake

The Tourism and Climate Change Stocktake 2023 is the first report of its kind to assess the state of tourism worldwide.

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28 June 2023
Pacific Islands

Why Australia needs to partner with the Pacific to fight climate change

Senator Penny Wong, Australia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, has been actively engaging with Pacific Island countries to address climate change, which is seen as the greatest threat to the region. However, doubts remain about whether this engagement can be sustained and deepened to strengthen relationships. Australia's engagement in the Pacific needs to extend beyond climate and security issues and focus on understanding the region and fostering a genuine partnership.

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12 December 2022
Mast Tomohawk

How far has nuclear fusion power come? We could be at a turning point for the technology

How far has nuclear fusion power come? A fusion of public and private investment appears to herald a new push towards developing the ultimate clean, limitless energy source.

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