Centre for Sustainability news

• Looking at future of Antarctic through an Indigenous Māori lens
• Response to the Climate Change Commission
• Dunedin energy study shows worrying trends
• Call for scholarship applications
• Centre for Sustainability summer scholarships available
• Policymakers should pre-plan for earthquake cordon use, Otago research
• Pumped storage and the intricate dance of supply and demand
• Opinion: Our political parties need a plan for a ‘post-growth’ world
• NZ wants to build a 100% renewable electricity grid
• EQC grant unites earth and social sciences

Looking at future of Antarctic through an Indigenous Māori lens

Thursday 27 May 2021

It is time for the management and conservation of the Antarctic to begin focusing on responsibility, rather than rights, through an Indigenous Māori framework, a University of Otago academic argues.

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Response to the Climate Change Commission

Thursday 8 April 2021

The Centre for Sustainability recently submitted a response to the Climate Change Commission’s Consultation document, the combined submission is a research-informed perspective on the CCC’s draft Advice.

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Dunedin energy study shows worrying trends

Monday 9 November 2020

More diesel use; less renewable energy; less energy efficiency; more carbon emissions – a new report from the University of Otago’s Centre for Sustainability identifies many worrying energy use trends in Dunedin.

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Call for scholarship applications

Friday 4 September 2020

The Centre for Sustainability has a three-year PhD Scholarship available to investigate the uptake and implementation of public policies related to seismic resilience in lower seismic hazard zones in southern New Zealand.

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Centre for Sustainability summer scholarships available

Thursday 3 September 2020

The Centre for Sustainability has several Summer Scholarships available for the summer break.

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Policymakers should pre-plan for earthquake cordon use, Otago research

Thursday 3 September 2020

Otago researchers examining the impacts of post-earthquake cordons on residents and businesses say policy makers should pre-plan for cordon use to minimise negative outcomes.

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Pumped storage and the intricate dance of supply and demand

Monday 24 August 2020

The government is allocating $30 million to develop a detailed business case for pumped hydro to address New Zealand’s dry-year storage problem.

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Opinion: Our political parties need a plan for a ‘post-growth’ world

Saturday 8 August 2020

In interest.co.nz's Election Series, Centre for Sustainability Director, Janet Stephenson and School of Geography’s Etienne Nel argue our political parties need a plan for a ‘post-growth’ world.

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NZ wants to build a 100% renewable electricity grid

Friday 31 July 2020

New Zealand wants to build a 100% renewable electricity grid, but massive infrastructure is not the best option.

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EQC grant unites earth and social sciences

Wednesday 1 July 2020

Southland could be New Zealand’s largest area of incomplete seismic fault information, but University of Otago researchers can now fill in the gaps after receiving a new EQC grant.

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