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Climate Futures’ urban heat mapping research in the news

Gabi Mocatta January 18, 2024 No Comments

Even in Tasmania’s temperate climate, projections show that extreme heat events will increase under climate change. That’s why it is crucial for Tasmania’s cities to understand and plan for extreme [...]

Climate Futures wins a major Disaster Ready Fund grant

Gabi Mocatta July 13, 2023 No Comments

The Climate Futures Team has won a major grant from the Australian Government’s Disaster Ready Fund. A Natural Hazards Atlas for Tasmania: mapping natural hazards to build disaster resilience and [...]

UTAS wins #1 for Climate Action

Gabi Mocatta June 1, 2023 No Comments

The University is ranked 1st in the world – for the second year running – for the specific goal of “Climate Action”. Times Higher Education has announced that the University of Tasmania is [...]

Curious Climate Schools wins a Green Gown Award

johnanderson November 17, 2022 No Comments

Climate Futures is excited to announce that the Curious Climate Schools project has won a Green Gown Australasia Award for Benefitting Society. Curious Climate Schools was established by a group [...]

The University of Tasmania celebrates its IPCC authors

johnanderson October 7, 2022 No Comments

Today our UTAS IPCC Lead Authors presented their work, just published in the IPCC’s new AR6 report, at a public event at the University of Tasmania in Hobart. Four University of [...]

Megadroughts helped topple ancient empires. We’ve found their traces in Australia’s past, and expect more to come

Climate Futures researcher shows we must prepare for future megadroughts

johnanderson October 6, 2022 No Comments

New research published in Nature Reviews – Earth & Environment and also featured in The Conversation, uses palaeoclimate data to show that megadroughts must be factored into planning for future [...]

Climate Futures team member wins international climate communication award

johnanderson June 1, 2022 No Comments

Climate Futures team member Dr Gabi Mocatta has jointly won the 2022 IAMCR New Directions for Climate Communication Research Fellowship. This international climate change communication award by the International Association [...]

The University of Tasmania has been named the top-ranked university in the world for climate action according to the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. The rankings measure universities around the world against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. For the climate action goal, the rankings consider a university’s research on climate change, use of energy, environmental education measures and commitment to carbon neutrality. Climate Futures was named as one of the key examples of work at the university that helped it win the first-in-the-world ranking. The Times Higher Education listing wrote that: “The Climate Futures Research Group at the university works with industry and government agencies around Australia to create projections on the impact of climate change on a range of sectors.” The listing also drew on climate literacy initiatives, including Curious Climate Schools, in which Climate Futures researchers are involved. Edit "Climate Futures helps UTAS claim no. 1 world ranking for climate

Climate Futures helps UTAS claim no. 1 world ranking for climate action

johnanderson May 4, 2022 No Comments

The University of Tasmania has been named the top-ranked university in the world for climate action according to the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings. The rankings measure universities around the [...]

Dr Rebecca Harris – a sad announcement

johnanderson January 5, 2022 No Comments

The Climate Futures team announces with deep sadness the death of our Director, Dr Bec Harris. Bec was a globally respected climate scientist and IPCC Lead Author. She ably led [...]

Climate Futures expert assesses Australia’s latest adaptation plans

johnanderson November 2, 2021 No Comments

Climate Futures adaptation expert, Assoc. Prof Sarah Boulter, has published a piece in The Conversation on the new climate adaptation blueprint that Australia has taken to COP26 in Glasgow. Assoc. [...]

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