Posts by Amy Edwards

Bushfire resilience: preparing yourself and your property

Building bushfire resilience to preserve life and property requires consideration of buildings, individuals, communities and the environment.

The Paris climate agreement: the real work starts now

The Paris Agreement is an extraordinary achievement. But there is much work to be done to ensure global warming does not exceed dangerous levels.

Growth in fossil fuel emissions slowed in 2015, so have we finally reached the peak?

Despite robust global economic growth over the past two years, worldwide carbon emissions from fossil fuels grew very little in 2014, and might even fall this year.

Bushfire-proof houses: raising the standards

Designing houses to withstand bushfire is about balancing not only the bushfire resilience of the house but also the aesthetic qualities and functionality. Researchers have helped develop a new standard with the housing industry for bushfire-proofing steel framed houses.

Towards common goals for humanity

This year has been an extraordinary year for setting goals and targets for humankind. These goals open up opportunities for innovation and business development to benefit Australia and its private sector in the near term, and contribute fundamentally to the longer term futures of our children and grandchildren.

In a changing world, climate adaptation researchers play a key role in addressing risk and ethical responsibilities

The uncertainties related to climate science present some unique challenges for policymakers and researchers alike. How can climate adaptation researchers proactively support decision-makers? And could a similar ethics system to the one used by frontline medical professionals be implemented by climate scientists to enhance decision-making?

From classical to jazz: the rhythms of ocean life are starting to change

A new review of published research into the impacts of climate change on marine animals has provided a big picture view of how important biological processes are changing. Things like migration and breeding times are changing for some marine vertebrates, like whales, shorebirds, turtles and fish.

Study: Australians can be sustainable without sacrificing lifestyle or economy

A major study by CSIRO, the Australian National Outlook, reveals Australia has all the tools to achieve economic growth and environmental sustainability - we just have to choose to use them.

Welcome to the city machine

Increasingly, throughout the world, cities are being thought of not just as haphazard groupings of population, but as machines for creating prosperity and productivity.