Environment
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Natural environment
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At our front door: escalating climate risks for Aussies homes
Climate change already threatens many people’s greatest asset, their home. This report identifies the suburbs and electorates across Australia where households and businesses face the most acute risk from climate-fuelled extreme weather events in 2025, and reveals the types of hazards that are driving this escalating risk.
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Energy and AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the energy sector in the coming decade, driving a surge in electricity demand from data centres around the world while also unlocking significant opportunities to cut costs, enhance competitiveness and reduce emissions. This report offers a comprehensive global analysis on the growing connections between energy and AI.
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Estimates of Australian health system greenhouse gas emissions 2021–22
This report provides baseline estimates of Australia’s health system greenhouse gas emissions in 2021-22, a foundational component of work to achieve a sustainable, high-quality, net zero health system. Future work will focus on addressing limitations to refine emissions estimation methods, and working with state and territory governments and private providers to align approaches to health...
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Our renewable future: a plan for people and nature
This report charts a path for renewable energy and nature to work in harmony, arguing that renewable energy projects should be built on degraded land away from high conservation value areas. It calls for investment in local energy solutions and embedding biodiversity gains into every project. The report recommends an urgent overhaul of national and...
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Enhancing housing recovery policy and practice for improving community resilience to future disasters
The threat to housing in Australia from hazards such as bushfires, floods and cyclones is increasing, with replacement costs escalating. This report explores the housing policies that can improve community preparedness and responses to disasters. It presents several opportunities for policy development and practice change. Build back better approaches need to become the norm in...