Organisms that produce synthetic fuel and suck carbon out of the air are just some of the possibilities of ‘engineering biology’ – if policymakers can shepherd the industry towards success.
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Beyond ordinary consumption, new research finds uses for kola nut in areas like agriculture and health.
To meet New Zealand’s target of a net-zero carbon economy by 2050, industrial heat process will have to change. Here are the four main options.
Biofuels are heralded as a climate-friendly replacement of fossil fuels, but encouraging people to drive less and shift to other modes of transport would cut more emissions.
Ultra long-haul flights make it possible to go Sydney to London non-stop. But does the world need them, given they are more polluting and less efficient?
A new study finds that by 2030, less than one-third of the world’s major crop harvests will go directly to feed people.
Allowing the sale of gasoline that’s 15% ethanol year-round won’t have much impact on gas prices, but recent research shows that growing corn for fuel affects the climate – for the worse.
The US has required motor fuels to contain 10% biofuels since 2005. As this program nears a key milestone in 2022, farm advocates want to expand it while critics want to pare it back or repeal it.
The hidden costs of industrial food production include immense health and environmental impacts. These include millions of deaths, climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss.
How do we ensure solutions to climate change doesn’t make biodiversity loss worse? Fifty of the world’s leading researchers on biodiversity and climate have sought to answer this question.
Soot from aeroplane exhausts can linger in the atmosphere, seeding ice clouds which trap heat.
A complete switch to biofuels is neither feasible nor desirable, but they could replace some fossil fuels in transport and heating. If biofuels are produced from waste products, that’s even better.
Making biofuels from crops grown on land poses trade-offs between food and fuel. A new study looks offshore.
You can reduce your fuel consumption by 15-20% with improved driving habits alone – reducing emissions and saving money at the same time.
We analysed what the world’s top 58 airlines – such as American Airlines, British Airways and Qantas – are doing about climate change. Even the best airlines are not doing anywhere near enough.
We can’t decarbonise the whole transport sector with just batteries - sustainable fuels are essential.
Many current and former US military leaders call climate change a serious national security threat, but few of them mention the Defense Department’s big carbon footprint.
We don’t notice the plant species we’re losing, but we won’t be able to ignore the effect of their loss on our supply of food and medicine.
Jokowi’s re-election may put the global biodiversity at risk
Vehicles made before 2001 could suffer fuel system or engine damage if they’re run on E15.
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Professor of Agronomy (Agriculture), University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Energy Resource Economics, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
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Adjunct Professor, United States Study Centre, University of Sydney
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Professor, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Sustainable Tourism, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University
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Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University
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Economist, Fenner School, Australian National University
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Professor of Chemistry, Monash University
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Research Professor Emeritus, University of Michigan
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Emeritus Professor, Energy and Climate Mitigation, Massey University
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Professor of Forestry Operations, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Associate Professor of Ecophysiology and Cell Biology of Microalgae, James Cook University
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Professor of Accounting, La Trobe University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University
