The Centre works on a range of cross-cutting themes to explore and address the complex challenges that governments and societies face to respond to rapid changes in our global environment. We work across the most significant issues including:
- climate change mitigation and adaptation
- water and urban planning
- sustainable production and consumption
- the implementation of the SDGs
- the use of new and emerging technologies for environmental conservation
Our work in these domain draws upon UQ’s research expertise from a range of disciplines, providing the capacity to address sustainable development issues using a multidisciplinary, applied approach.
Projects include:
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Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP) |
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Climate Change and the role of Sub-National Governments |
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Blue Economy CRC |
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Towards Greener Taxes and Subsidies in Pacific Island Countries and Territories |
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Queensland’s Energy Transition Roadmaps |
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Queensland’s Climate Change Sectoral Adaptation Plan: Energy, Mining, Manufacturing |
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ecoBiz Circular Economy for Business Pilot |
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Toward zero-waste universities |
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Rapid Switch |
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Pacific Communities Strategic Plan 2021+ |
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UN Global Environmental Outlook 6 |
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Intergrated Bio-economy and the controlled Biosphere |
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Conservation Gene Drive Governance in Australia |
Dr Pedro Fidelman
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Ray Maher
Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr Lynette Molyneaux
Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr Jennifer Yarnold
Research Fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences