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Guide
Best practice data visualisation: guidelines and case study
This report outlines a series of best practice guidelines that have been devised to enhance the visualisation output and the efficiency of the design process for the Monash Climate Change Communication Research Hub. These guidelines have been informed by a literature review on best practice for climate visualisations.
Strategy
Future fuels and vehicles strategy
This strategy is the Australian government’s technology-led approach to reducing emissions in the transport sector. Under this strategy, the government will work with the private sector to increase the uptake of hybrid, hydrogen, electric and bio-fuelled vehicles.
Briefing paper
An everyman's guide for a landholder to participate in soil carbon farming in Australia
Soil carbon farming has been mooted as one of the key strategies for offsetting Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. This paper explains in simple terms the procedures for a landholder to participate in the Australian government’s Emissions Reduction Fund.
Report
Making waves: the impact of seismic testing on fisheries and the marine environment
In this report, the Senate Environment and Communications References Committee recommends that the Australian government support the development and use of lower-impact technologies for all offshore seismic surveying to reduce the potential impacts of seismic testing on marine animals and the marine environment.
Report
The A to Z of V2G
The ActewAGL’s Realising Electric Vehicle-to-Grid Services (REVS) project seeks to unlock the full economic and grid benefits of V2G (vehicle-to-grid) services in Australia. As part of the project, Australian National University researchers have produced this review of international V2G projects.
Briefing paper
Hydrogen energy
This paper was produced to assist the Legislative Council's Standing Committee on State Development with its inquiry into the development of a hydrogen industry in New South Wales.
Report
The new frontier - delivering better health for all Australians
This report examines the opportunities to deliver better health care for Australians through our regulatory and health technology assessment process for both medicines and technologies.
Report
Reality check: why CSS has no role in Australia's energy system
This report responds to a request from the Australian Conservation Foundation to undertake a desk-top review of the cost of carbon capture and storage (CCS) applied to electricity generation in Australia. The analysis suggests carbon capture and storage is likely to cost at least six times as much as wind generation plus storage, with comparable...
Report
Enablers and barriers to industry-research collaboration
This document reports the findings from one of Australia’s largest-ever surveys of small and medium business (SME) leaders, exploring how and why they engaged with the R&D sector and what were the real and perceived enablers and barriers to collaboration.
Report
Science and health misinformation in the digital age
This report highlights three case studies of science communication and misinformation — climate change, vaccines and COVID-19. It concludes with recommendations for practitioners and government agencies to combat misinformation and its effects in science and health policy.