About Us

We connect people with climate, energy & disaster-risk research from The Australian National University. Our goal is to advance innovative solutions to address climate change, energy system transitions and disasters. We facilitate integrated approaches to research, teaching and policy, industry and community engagement across disciplines. We also lead the ANU Below Zero Initiative in research, teaching and engagement. The initiative is working to reduce the University's greenhouse gas emissions to below zero.

Our Institute consolidates and builds on the activities of the former ANU Climate Change Institute, Energy Change Institute, and Disaster Risk Science Institute.

Major Initiatives: Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific (ZCEAP) »

The ANU Zero Carbon Energy for the Asia Pacific initiative aims to push the frontiers that will help future-proof the way Australia trades with the world, based on our abundant renewable energy resources.

Flood marker in brown flood waters
06
Aug

ANU Disaster Solutions Update 2024

The 2024 ANU Disaster Solutions Update will present the latest research and innovative solutions in disaster finance. It will explore strategies for building resilience, prevention and recovery, and the role of communities, government and the private sector.
13
Jun

A panel discussion - Our Changing Snowscapes: Climate Change Impacts and Recommendations for the Australian Alps

This report summarises a broad expanse of literature about current and projected climate change impacts on the Australian Alps and presents new Australia-first modelling of climate change impacts on the Australian ski industry.

Research »

We study the effects of climate change, the energy transition, and disasters and their impacts on society and societal responses.

Wind Farm
17
May

Clean energy slump – why Australia’s renewables revolution is behind schedule, and how to fix it »

For Australia to achieve the federal government's 43% emissions cut target by 2030, and the deeper and swifter cuts required after that, we need to accelerate.
Green plant inside a university laboratory
16
May

Scientists unlock key to breeding ‘carbon gobbling’ plants with a major appetite »

The discovery of how a critical enzyme “hidden in nature’s blueprint” works by scientists from The Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Newcastle (UoN) could help engineer climate resilient crops capable of sucking far more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in a much more efficient way.

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