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Climate & energy

Our researchers are actively contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation solutions through innovative, interdisciplinary research and policy-relevant advice drawing on expertise across climate science, climate adaptation, energy, environmental monitoring and management, and sustainable development.

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Our researchers are actively contributing to climate change mitigation and adaptation solutions through innovative, interdisciplinary research and policy-relevant advice drawing on expertise across climate science, climate adaptation, energy, environmental monitoring and management, and sustainable development.

Groups

Two farmers setup irrigation hoses in a crop of plants in Africa.

This project aims to demonstrate that circular food systems can decouple growth in social and economic benefits from consumption of natural resources (particularly water and land) and production of greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, as well as reducing urbanisation by creating local opportunities for women and youth.

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A group of researchers sit among large rocks and ferns outside a building.

We are a research group at the Fenner School of Environment & Society, led by Dr Steven Lade. We research human and planetary systems using concepts such as resilience, social-ecological systems and Earth systems with applications in water resource management, sustainable finance and more.

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Projects

This research looks at options for more effective conservation of freshwater ecosystems for the benefit of people and nature.

Developing machine learning algorithms to identify forest structural characteristics from earth observation data on a regional scale, Australia

Student intake

Open for Honours students

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The Fenner School has a number of projects that examine bushfires – how it behaves, its effects on the landscape and ecosystems, and how we can monitor and manage it in natural and built environments.

Student intake

Open for Bachelor, Honours, Masters, PhD students

People

The pumped storage hydropower group collaborates with governments, civil society groups and NGOs, supporting transitions to zero/low carbon electricity grids. As part of this, a key objective is ensuring environmental and social governance issues are prioritised, including during grid-scale planning.

People

  • Dr. Dipak Gyawali (Nepal)
  • Dr. Sudhindra Sharma (Nepal)
  • Dr. Sarala Khaling (Sikkim State, India)
  • Ms. Abriti Moktan (Sikkim State, India)
  • Mr. Sonam Tshering (Bhutan)
  • Ms. Tashi Pem (Bhutan)
  • Dr. Daniel Gilfillan (Australia)
  • Dr. Helen Locher (Australia)
  • Mr. Martin Kennedy (Australia)

Honours / Masters(Adv) project available analysing regional drought resilience plans in collaboration with CSIRO and the Australian Government.

Student intake

Open for Honours, Masters students

People

This research looks at the identifying the costs and benefits of different trade off options so that governments in particular, and societies more broadly, can take better informed decisions around water use in China & SE Asia.

People

  • David Dumaresq

Members

Affiliate

Emeritus Professor

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Emeritus Professor

Jack Pezzey

Honorary Associate Professor

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Honorary Associate Professor

Academic staff

Professor

Associate Professor

Lecturer

Research Fellow

News

The lower reservoir of the former gold mine at Kidston.

Professor Jamie Pittock says the Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro project would be a gold mine for electricity stability.

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Professor Xuemei Bai on stage with Al Gore

Last month Professor of Urban Environment and Human Ecology Xuemei Bai travelled to Brisbane for the Climate Reality Project training conference for several days of talks and learning about how to tackle what is arguably the biggest crisis of our time.

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In this emotive piece, Award-winning climate scientist and Fenner professor Joëlle Gergis outlines the dire state of the climate crisis with a thought-provoking article in The Monthly.

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A 2017 report found the bush capital had lost 10 per cent of its urban canopy cover between 2009 and 2016. The government is set to plant 17,000 trees over the next four years to help restore Canberra's declining canopy cover.

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Fenner School climate scientist Dr Joelle Gergis says the current pledges of the Paris Agreement are no where near enough to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees. This especially leaves Northern Australia vulnerable to more intense cyclones and heatwaves.

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Associate Professor Philip Gibbons gives his thoughts on the major political parties environmental platforms and promises ahead of the 2019 Australian Federal Election in this article in the Guardian.

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