11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Set for take-off: Griffith joins emission-free aviation Alliance

Research, teaching key for Australia’s first commercial hydrogen-powered flight in 2026. 
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Why was Brisbane’s 2022 flood different?

11 years on from the devastating 2011 flood, why was the Brisbane 2022 flood different? Why did it inundate areas untouched since 1974?
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13 Climate Action

Digital Technologies for a Climate Resilient Water Sector

The International WaterCentre is helping the water sector understand the digital technologies needed to build a climate resilient future
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13 Climate Action

Climate Ready Australia 2030 lifts off

Alliance kickstarts national action towards a low carbon and climate resilient future.
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15 Life on Land

Improving water access in remote and isolated communities

Griffith University contributed to a global review highlighting the effects of racism, social exclusion and discrimination on achieving universal safe water and sanitation in high-income countries and published in The Lancet Global Health. Griffith Cities Research Institute and Coauthor Associate Professor Cara Beal said despite Australia being one of the richest per capita countries in […]
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11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

New partner strengthens climate action Alliance

10th high-profile partner joins goal to create a climate ready Australia.
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10 Reduced Inequalities

Survival of the hottest: Lessons from sweltering Birdsville 

How will we cope as the summers get longer and hotter? Who will suffer the most? How will we find solutions? Following the launch of the Climate Justice Observatory, Professor Susan Harris Rimmer travelled to Birdsville to listen and learn about how the community experiences heat and adapts to heat in rural areas.
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Australian Rivers Institute

Tidal restoration to coastal wetlands reduces greenhouse emissions

Restoring tidal flow to enclosed freshwater wetlands is key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and helping reach Australia's carbon reduction targets
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Centre for Environment and Population Health

Terri Butler brought in to bat for Griffith’s Climate Ready Initiative

Former Federal MP, Terri Butler has joined Griffith’s Climate Ready Initiative (CRI) board, putting her sharp political faculties toward climate readiness and resilience.  
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Biodiversity

World-first innovation accelerates process to safeguard environment and wildlife

World-first data analysis platform, EcoCommons has been launched, transforming our ability to understand the impacts of the climate crisis on Australia’s environment and native species.
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Corporate

Griffith a bright spark with new solar farm

A new solar farm in regional Queensland will be a bright spark for the future of Griffith University’s power needs, a big step in the right direction. University Chief Operating Officer Peter Bryant said all five of Griffith’s campuses will use power from the Columboola Solar Farm near Miles, which will provide 50 per cent […]
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Arts Education Law

17 ARC Discovery Projects for Griffith researchers in 2023

Griffith University researchers will lead 17 new Discovery Projects across a broad field of knowledge after being awarded over $7.735 million from the Australian Research Council.
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Australian Rivers Institute

Can we meet basic human needs without destabilising the planet?

To meet basic human needs across the globe without breaching environmental limits will require a redistribution of resources and a transformation of society
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Arts Education Law

Action and accountability key for Griffith COP27 delegates

Griffith researchers in tourism, climate adaptation and climate science to present key reports and take part in global discussions.
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Engineering, IT and aviation

Taking his voice global for climate change

Griffith University electrical and electronic engineering student Angus Brawley has been selected as one of 13 new Global Voices Scholars.
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Arts Education Law

Climate impacts on beach lifestyle in the spotlight

Researchers ask what can we do to ready ourselves – and our weekends – for climate altered futures? 
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Griffith Beacons

GBR among World Heritage sites where ‘In Danger’ listing is essential: experts

Publication proposes way forward for the 21 World Heritage Committee signatories to deal with climate change threat.  
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Australian Rivers Institute

Scientists honoured for contributions to sustainability research

Two Griffith researchers dedicated to creating a more sustainable world have been recognised for their contributions as elected Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.
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