Environment
Climate Smart Engineering: ideas and action
Climate change is one of the greatest existential threats humanity has ever faced. Engineers Australia’s second Climate Smart Engineering conference,...
Tackling reforestation with drones and AI
The Federal Government’s recent State of the Environment Report delivered a dire warning for the future of Australia’s unique biodiversity.
RMIT researcher charts path to circular economy using excess PPE
An Indigenous researcher at RMIT is using his passion for sustainability to tread new ground in the circular economy.
IPCC author: the unavoidable facts of climate change
To measure something is to begin to manage it, and it’s a principle that has dominated much of Kevin Hennessy’s...
Can a smart bin help crack the recycling challenge?
CSIRO engineers hope a new smart bin will make recycling easier and more effective.
The contradiction at the heart of sustainable engineering
Working on road and rail infrastructure in Queensland, Dr Chris Bridges FIEAust feels he is trying to serve two contradictory...
More than just seawalls – a trigger-based approach to coastal defences
Keeping coastal environments safe from erosion is a challenging task that can require more refined approaches than simple seawalls.
Engineering agricultural solutions to climate change
Agtech startup Regrow founder and aeronautical engineer Anastasia Volkova is pioneering food production processes to better withstand floods, droughts and...
As federal election approaches, both parties fall short on climate
Engineers Australia National President Nick Fleming says neither major party is bringing to the election a policy suited to the...
This World Water Day, we spotlight our most precious resource — groundwater
World Water Day 2022: We demystify Australia’s most precious resource, groundwater, and why it’s so important we future proof it...
