September
Articles
26 September 2024
Experts to unite at COP16 to tackle the biodiversity crisis
As biodiversity loss accelerates at unprecedented rates, COP16 in Colombia brings together global leaders, academics, and NGOs to address this crisis. University of Sydney delegates, including A/Prof Jaime Gongora, A/Prof Catherine Grueber, and PhD candidate Ana Maria Ulloa, will contribute to discussions.
18 September 2024
Exploring climate buffer infrastructures in Tacloban
An international team of researchers and students, funded by the Sydney Environment Institute, conducted fieldwork in Tacloban City, Philippines from June to August 2024. They sought to understand the prospects and pitfalls of hard infrastructures and nature-based solutions in protecting communities from adverse impacts of climate change.
16 September 2024
Towards a just implementation of carbon removal
PhD student, Elisa Paiusco, explores the societal and ethical dimensions of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) techniques such as afforestation and reforestation (A/R), bioenergy with carbon capture (BECCS), and direct air capture (DACCS).
05 September 2024
Social infrastructure and disaster risk in the Philippines
Lauren is an Honours student studying a double degree in Civil Engineering and Geography, who was awarded the SEI Honours Research Fellowship in 2024. Her project is titled ‘Social infrastructure and disaster risk in the Philippines’.
02 September 2024
Patient’s heart and related carbon footprint can both be cared for
A team of researchers at the University of Sydney, including a sustainability analyst, a sociologist and cardiologist, has been able to map the carbon footprint of a cardiac patient, from hospital admission to discharge.