As the world races toward a clean energy future, the demand for critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, and rare earth elements has surged. These materials are essential for technologies driving global decarbonisation, including electric vehicle batteries, wind turbines, hydrogen electrolysers, and solar panels. However, their extraction and…

Hydrogen has long been a staple of industrial processes, but its potential as a decarbonisation tool remains the subject of intense debate. While its role in refining, steel production, and heavy transport is increasingly recognised, fundamental challenges persist – chief among them cost, infrastructure, and investment uncertainty. Speaking at StocExpo…

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) are rapidly transforming the sustainability landscape, offering innovative solutions to some of the world's most pressing environmental challenges. At EY's Net Zero Centre, we've observed AI serving not just as a tool, but as a catalyst for meaningful change, redefining what's possible in our…

Climate change is transforming industry practices across all sectors globally. Construction, especially, is looking toward more resilient designs for buildings to withstand these increasing environmental challenges. Integrating adaptability for unforeseen disasters and climate change effects into building processes contributes to a sounder, greener world. The climate crisis: where construction stands…

Sustainability is imperative for the modern construction industry. A circular economy — where resource extraction, consumption and end-of-life management centres around recycling and reuse instead of a linear pattern — is an important part of that shift. Circularity offers many advantages to construction firms, but they’re not the only ones…

The Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES) has released a new podcast episode featuring a discussion between James Henderson and Mike Fulwood on global gas prices. The conversation, part of the OIES Gas Research Programme, delves into Fulwood's latest paper, shedding light on the evolution of gas pricing and addressing…

Regional Victoria's largest and leading annual design festival, Geelong Design Week presents 10 days of more than 70 innovative exhibitions, workshops, tours, talks and experiences throughout Geelong, the Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast from 21-30 November. The program also puts a spotlight on how Geelong is championing the way…

There will always be an intense need for more buildings, and construction professionals are firing on all cylinders to erect them as fast as possible. Demand and innovation necessitate it. However, traditional and modern construction methods damage sites with unnecessary pollution, toxins and ecological destruction. Sites must adopt eco-friendly practices…