climate change

Is COVID-19 the dress rehearsal for climate change?

01 Jun 2020

The lessons we have learnt from the impact of COVID-19 may help businesses manage climate risk in the future.

Drought, fire and flood: how outer urban areas can manage the emergency while reducing future risks

28 Apr 2020

The disasters have come one after another. While they may not be entirely preventable, we can take many practical steps tailored to local needs and conditions to reduce the impacts on our cities.

Natural contaminant threat to drinking water from groundwater

10 Mar 2020

Climate change and urbanisation are set to threaten groundwater drinking water quality, new research from UNSW Sydney shows.

UNSW steps up action on climate change

05 Mar 2020

The University will divest of fossil fuel assets by 2025 as part of its net zero emissions goal.

The world may lose half its sandy beaches by 2100. It’s not too late to save them

03 Mar 2020

A new study has reported the world will lose almost half of its valuable sandy beaches by 2100 as sea levels rise. But cutting our emissions could keep some intact.

A man saving a koala in the 2020 Australian bushfire disaster.

After the bushfires: Let’s put the green back in the green and gold

02 Mar 2020

The 2020 Australian summer barely escaped the widescale bushfires that swept over the continent.

JW Nevile Fellow Tim Harcourt from UNSW Business School discusses the climate change debate and the positive economic impact of reconstruction and recovery, as affected communities rebuild.