World Engineering Day: Building resilience
When we discuss climate change in engineering, and its relation to natural disasters, there are two major themes: transition risk ...
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World Engineering Day: Taking action on climate change
As greenhouse gas levels continue to climb, climate change is occurring at much higher rates than anticipated, and its effects ...
World Engineering Day: Delivering clean and affordable energy
Energy is central to nearly every major challenge and opportunity the world faces today – and engineers are crucial to ...
Bushfire mitigation: “Tackling climate change must be number one” says engineer
"To prioritise other goals over this urgent environmental issue would be like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic."
WEC 2019: Creating a future fuelled by clean energy
As the world’s population rises, cities grow and technology advances, finding new and sustainable sources of energy will become vital ...
“Sustainability at the core”: What does Engineers Declare mean for the profession?
Australian Engineers Declare is a movement that asks industry to prioritise sustainability during every conversation with every client. How is ...
Rainfall guidelines reinvented for 21st-century runoff challenges
It’s astounding what can be achieved in 30 years of climate science. In 1987, the potential impact of global warming ...
Could cars and air conditioners harvest fuel from thin air?
Researchers and startups are working out how petrol-fuelled vehicles and air conditioners can suck carbon dioxide out of the air ...
New Zealand makes moves to become a carbon-neutral economy by 2050
New Zealand’s Prime Minister has officially launched a ‘zero carbon bill’ that aims to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from industry ...
Climate change is forcing a rethink of how coastal assets are approved and managed
The effects of rising sea levels and climate change on coastal assets are hard to predict. One of create's Most Innovative ...
