28 February 2024
The Australia-EU Green Hydrogen Dialogue will bring together small groups of key stakeholders from business, policy, civil society and academia to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and best practices, with the ultimate objective of expediting the development, production, and trade of renewable hydrogen products between Australia and the EU.
20 February 2024
The Business Renewables Centre-Australia published their annual 2023 State of the Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) Market Report. The annual report provides an in-depth analysis of the renewable energy sector in Australia and serves as an invaluable resource for industry stakeholders, offering insights into emerging trends, behaviours, and developments within the corporate PPA market.
13 February 2024
Climate-KIC Australia and the University of Technology Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) have executed a strategic merger, effective January 1, 2024, aimed at optimising their combined potential for climate impact. This bold integration aligns the dedicated team, existing contracts, brand value, and goodwill of Climate-KIC Australia with the rich legacy of sustainable innovation held by ISF.
21 December 2023
Climate-KIC Australia have released our impact report for the 2022-23 financial year. In this report, we are proud to present some of our most ambitious projects to date. As we look ahead to 2024, we continue to explore new collaborations, new project designs and new ways of working, grounded in learning by doing, to propel us forward and scale our impact. We look forward to expanding and deepening our collaboration network, and together meeting the challenge of climate change as we work towards a climate positive, regenerative and thriving Australia for all.
23 November 2023
Despite the growing interest in timber and the recognition that it is a low carbon alternative building material, there are still several barriers to its uptake in the Australian market. At the MECLA-hosted Spotlight on Timber Myth Busting, industry professionals across the supply chain confronted some of the prevailing myths around timber use.
13 November 2023
The Net Zero Cities Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) is a developing 10-year (2025 to 2035) world-leading industry-led ~$250M initiative, which connects industry, government and research partners through a deep collaboration to commercialise digital, circular and resilience innovation at scale in city environments, enabled by investment.
26 October 2023
A new initiative aimed at unlocking the full potential of energy upgrades in existing housing stock has been officially launched with the kick-off of the Energy Upgrades for Australian Homes (EUAH) project. The project, delivered through the RACE for 2030 CRC, brings together a consortium of industry and academic institutes working together to make it easier for Australian households to upgrade the comfort and energy efficiency of their homes.
3 October 2023
We are proud to formally support the campaign to implement the Uluru Statement from the Heart, beginning with recognition of the First Peoples of Australia in the Australian Constitution and a First Peoples’ Voice to the Australian Parliament. This is a vital first step in achieving a sustainable, resilient, and just future for all people in Australia.
29 August 2023
In August, a delegation of more than 50 Japanese industry and government leaders, including the Governor of Fukuoka Prefecture and senior executives from Toyota Motor, Nippon Steel, Kyushu Electric and others, visited NSW, Australia to explore opportunities to partner on hydrogen research.
28 August 2023
Building services – which include heating, ventilation and cooling and refrigeration, fire safety, lifts, escalators, and lighting – is one of these elements. Collectively, these services represent up to 15 per cent of upfront carbon in commercial buildings, and around 30 per cent of the whole-of-life embodied carbon. Unlike structural elements, building services are periodically replaced during the life of a building, costing more carbon. So, it’s an issue we need to tackle. But talk to the stakeholders in this space, and you will hear a common refrain: it’s complicated.
27 July 2023
Measuring the embodied carbon of construction projects is complicated by the intricate supply chains industry relies on, and different ways products can be assessed for their environmental impacts. Different life cycle assessment methodologies (LCAs) – have emerged to help navigate carbon mitigation. The Materials Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (MECLA) has worked closely with LCA specialists, rating tool agencies, private industry partners, government, and the Green Building Council to progress measurement and benchmarking for embodied carbon, with a discussion paper Measuring Upfront Carbon in the Built Environment released at the end of 2022.
20 July 2023
Driving investment into the Swimmable Birrarung Project requires us to embrace complexity. This is simultaneously the most intuitive part of Regen Melbourne’s work, as well as the most formidable challenge. It’s a tenet that creates unexpected alliances and tensions. On the one hand, simple interventions such as focused conversations and storytelling can unleash previously suppressed energy.
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