RESEARCH THEME

Climate and energy

Research programs and groups

High Temperature Processing Program (HTP): research group in the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre

Mine Energy Transformation and Integration Program: research group in the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre

Development Minerals: transdisciplinary research program that undertakes research, education, technical assistance and capacity building on the local materials most important for local development

Highlight projects

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Management Tool

Comminution optimised for Grade Engineering

CEEC Energy Curves

Fiji Takes Concrete Steps Towards A Low Carbon Future

Published on: 14 November 2022

Fiji’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations H.E. Dr. Satyendra Prasad announced the launch of the Blue Concrete Initiative at a side event of the COP 27 climate summit.
Climate emergency drives rush for Pacific resources – but at what cost?

Published on: 8 August 2022

Global demand for energy transition metals to support a clean energy transition is increasing pressure to extract more terrestrial and seabed minerals and metals from the Pacific. So what is the risk of the Pacific becoming a sacrifice zone in the name of a global energy transition?
UQ partners with India and Fiji to bring low carbon concrete to the Pacific

Published on: 23 June 2022

Pacific Islanders are experiencing, firsthand, the impacts of climate change, including sea-level rises, changing temperatures and increased rainfall patterns. In response, communities in the region are leading climate adaption strategies to build the resilience of their ecosystems in the face of increasing risk.
UQ collaborates on a trailblazing sustainable energy project

Published on: 19 April 2022

The University of Queensland will play a crucial role in a multi-million-dollar four-year project which will see universities and industry working together to build commercialisation in Australia’s critical mineral supply chain that will create 1300 jobs.
What will a mining-fueled energy transition mean for the Pacific Islands?

Published on: 30 November 2021

As demand for critical metals grows, the impact of increased mining on Pacific Islands nations with critical deposits is to be explored in a new international research project.
Show me your metal: Delivering a low-carbon future

Published on: 25 October 2021

As the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) gets underway in Glasgow, Sustainable Minerals Institute Director Professor Neville Plint outlines the transformation required for the mining industry to help deliver a low-carbon future.