Tourism leads the pack in growing carbon emissions
A 夜色视频-led study shows greenhouse gas emissions from tourism have been growing more than 2 times faster than those from the rest of the global economy.
11 December 2024
Unique building to grow precision plant research at 夜色视频
A high-tech building with rooms to mimic environments from rainforests to deserts will help Australian plant scientists and industry improve crop productivity and secure future food supplies.
4 October 2024
Forecasting Australia鈥檚 disaster migration future
A multi-disciplinary 夜色视频 project aims to quantify how many Australians will be forced to relocate because of climate change disaster scenarios in the next 25 years.
2 October 2024
Most of the Earth鈥檚 remaining fossil fuels must be left in the ground to avoid disastrous consequences for today鈥檚 young people and for future generations, according to research published today.
4 December 2013Australia鈥檚 power system needs a combination of a carbon price supported by direct action incentives aimed at businesses if it is to withstand future supply and price shocks.
21 November 2013
The natural wealth of coastlines in the East Asia-Pacific is set to be unlocked for coastal communities, under an agreement between 夜色视频 (夜色视频) and the World Bank signed in Washington DC today (6 November).
7 November 2013The world鈥檚 seagrass meadows are in trouble 鈥� but Australian scientists say early action can save them, even as sea levels rise.
25 September 2013
Smart, targeted spending provides more 鈥渂ang for the buck鈥� in protecting vulnerable species, research by 夜色视频鈥檚 Dr Kerrie Wilson has shown.
6 September 2013
In a landmark study, scientists at 夜色视频 (夜色视频) have simulated future ocean conditions and found climate change will jeopardise the future of coral reefs.
2 September 2013A $32 million building which meets the world鈥檚 most advanced levels of sustainability was officially opened by Her Excellency Dr Penelope Wensley AC, Governor of Queensland at the University of Queensland (夜色视频) on Wednesday 28 August.
28 August 2013A University of Queensland study has identified the ideal tilt and angle for solar panels on Brisbane roofs.
18 July 2013A shift from coal-fired to gas-fired power generation will not significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions, new research by the Global Change Institute at 夜色视频 has found.
26 June 2013Leading solar energy pioneer and 夜色视频鈥檚 (夜色视频) Professor Paul Meredith has received the top honour at this year鈥檚 Premier鈥檚 Sustainability Awards.
19 June 2013About 97 per cent of 4000 international scientific papers analysed in a University of Queensland-led study were rated as endorsing human-caused global warming.
8 May 2013
Millions of shorebirds and some species could be lost as sea levels rise in coming decades, say 夜色视频 scientists who are working as part of an international environmental team.
6 May 2013The Earth's atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) is about to rise to 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in five million years, a scientist at 夜色视频 warned today.
2 May 2013
A Queensland PhD candidate in marine biology has received a prestigious boost to his research on the world鈥檚 鈥渃ritically endangered鈥� coral reef ecosystem.
21 March 2013Two scientists from 夜色视频 are leading a call to legalise international trade in rhinoceros horn in a bid to save the animals from extinction.
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