Publications

Daly, M 2025, 'Understanding consumption reduction through the social practices of an Australia eco-community' in Pickerill, J (ed), Eco-communities Surviving Well Together, Bloomsbury Publishing, pp. 47-65.
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This book critically explores the aims and practices of eco-communities worldwide. Eco-communities can inspire, provoke, and challenge us to live more environmentally harmonious and collective lives.

Paudel, P, Subedi, DB & Winterford, K 2025, 'A conflict-sensitivity dilemma: how conflict denialism constrains spaces for conflict-sensitive actions for peacebuilding' in Conflict Sensitivity in Development, Humanitarian & Peacebuilding Practice, Routledge, pp. 82-93.
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Talwar, S & Feenstra, M 2025, 'Greening in Central and South Asia' in Mathews, JA & Oqubay, A (eds), The Oxford Handbook on the Greening of Economic Development, Oxford University Press, pp. 509-531.
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Abstract Depleting natural resource capital, issues with water supply and contamination, the electrification needs of a populous and fast-industrializing country, the realities of extreme weather events linked to climate change, as well as the uncertainties associated with a post-COVID economic recovery pose enormous risks to India’s developmental agenda. With the recent budget announcement re-affirming green growth as an instrumental pathway to support India’s development, this chapter provides a timely update of recent policy initiatives and drivers to support the greening of India’s growth, in addition to a review of progress by the industrial sector to enable a circular economy transition. We examine initiatives such as the PM-KUSUM Scheme which aims at providing energy security for farmers, India’s progress towards solar, wind, and hydro capacity and generation in pursuit of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), and progress towards the Green Hydrogen Mission. Specifically, the path towards net zero is investigated for three critical sectors in the Indian economy: steel, chemical, and cement.

Alavi, Z, Khalilpour, K, Florin, N, Hadigheh, A & Hoadley, A 2025, 'End-of-life wind turbine blade management across energy transition: A life cycle analysis', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 213, pp. 108008-108008.
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Baniya, B & Giurco, D 2025, 'Net zero energy buildings and climate resilience narratives – Navigating the interplay in the building asset maintenance and management', Energy Reports, vol. 13, pp. 1632-1648.
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Bedi, C, Kansal, A & Mukheibir, P 2025, 'SaRVO framework for urban water utilities: Building resilient, liveable, and sustainable cities', Environmental Science & Policy, vol. 171, pp. 104135-104135.
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Bless, A, Davila, F & Plant, R 2025, 'Commodification and co-benefits: Neoliberalism and the growth of regenerative agriculture in Australia', Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 118, pp. 103692-103692.
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Briggs, C, Tjondro, M, Langdon, R, Niklas, S, Heard, R, Frangos, M & Gerrard, E 2025, 'First Nations People and Energy Transition: How to Increase Employment in Clean Energy', Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 34-53.
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Training and employment will be a key determinant of whether the socio-economic position of First Nations peoples is improved through the energy transition, but there are few studies on how to increase First Nations employment in renewable energy. Our study, which focusses on Renewable Energy Zones in Australia, has four key findings. Firstly, employment and training mandates and incentives in government renewable energy auctions can increase First Nations employment, but a ‘coordinated flexibility’ approach is required which accommodates regional variations, differences in occupational structure between technologies and integrates First Nations businesses. Secondly, training-led initiatives have a poor job-creation record, but programs for school students and the unemployed are required to build the labour supply to meet procurement targets. Thirdly, wherever possible, demand and supply-side instruments should be integrated within clean energy programs (e.g. housing retrofits). Fourthly, complementary measures are required which resource industry to achieve targets, improve cultural safety in workplaces and build the capacity of First Nations organisations.

Catling, C, McIntyre, E, Hastie, C & Levett-Jones, T 2025, 'Enhancing midwifery course curricula: validating knowledge and skills in climate change and planetary health', Midwifery, vol. 149, pp. 104573-104573.
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Charters, B, Daly, M & Heffernan, T 2025, 'Overcoming the solar PV retrofit challenge in strata properties: identifying discrete segments for targeted interventions', Property Management, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 448-468.
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PurposeThis article discusses research addressing apartment owners’ reluctance to adopt solar photovoltaic (PV) technology by focusing on factors directly relevant to strata property owners. The research utilised a motivation-opportunity-ability (MOA)-based conceptual model and market segmentation, identifying discrete segments within this population with regards to their attitudes to solar PV adoption and informing solar PV adoption interventions tailored to each.Design/methodology/approachThe research utilised a tailored survey distributed to strata property owners. To identify segments within the resulting 547-respondent sample, latent class analysis and k-means cluster analysis were performed.FindingsData analysis revealed three discrete segments within this sample: “Frustrated Advocates”, who are highly supportive of strata solar but are less likely to consider it feasible for their particular strata scheme and who might respond to an ongoing collaborative intervention; “Passive Supporters”, who are more confident that strata solar would be feasible for their scheme but less enthusiastic in their personal support; and “Older Avoiders”, who are indifferent to strata solar in principle, unwilling to support it in practice, and who might require a carrot-and-stick approach that recognises their actual motivations.Research limitations/implicationsThe research does not test interventions targeting the identified segments. However, its findings can inform tailored interventions and subsequent case studies, and influence broader research into multi-stakeholder decision-making.

Daly, M, Kempton, L & McCarthy, T 2025, 'Sustainability of prefabricated construction in Australia: Industry perspectives on challenges and opportunities', Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 102, pp. 111805-111805.
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Foster, T, Lala, S, Budhathoki, R & Kohlitz, J 2025, 'Self-supply as a safely managed water service: comparative analysis and predictors of water service outcomes in rural Nepal', Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 015011-015011.
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Abstract Self-supply is ubiquitous in rural areas of South Asia, including in Nepal, where more than a third of the country’s population obtains their drinking water from private tubewells. However, there has been little research into the service levels delivered by self-supply or its performance relative to public water services. Drawing on data from 1289 tubewells in Sarlahi District in the Terai region of Nepal, this study compared the performance of private and community tubewells in terms of water quality and availability and identified factors that predict service levels. Compared with community tubewells, private tubewells had significantly higher odds of providing water that was free from contamination and available in sufficient quantities when needed (OR 2.12, 95% CI 1.19–3.77, p = 0.011). However, inequities were evident among private tubewell users, with marginalized or lower-caste groups having significantly lower odds of accessing a safely managed water service (OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.54–0.85, p < 0.001). Among private tubewell users, shallower wells and open defecation were significantly associated with the presence of E. coli. The results show that self-supply is capable of providing a safely managed water service and can contribute to efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6. However, targeted support should be directed towards disadvantaged households to safeguard water quality and strengthen service reliability. In particular, programmes that support the installation of deeper tubewells, prevent open defecation and promote household water treatment may bring water quality benefits in areas where self-supply is practised.

Islam, K, Maeno, K, Yokoi, R, Giurco, D, Kagawa, S, Murakami, S & Motoshita, M 2025, 'Geological resource production constrained by regional water availability', Science, vol. 387, no. 6739, pp. 1214-1218.
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Although the global economy requires geological resource mining, production has substantial environmental impacts, including the use of regional available water. In this study, we shed light on the global production capacity of 32 mined geological resources, considering regional water availability as a constraint. We found that current resource mining greatly exceeds regional water constraints for several, notably copper (37% of current production exceeds available water capacity) in 2010. Changing the location of production to regions of lower water stress would alleviate current exceedances of water constraints; however, considering economic factors shows that this is not always feasible. Future demand for geological resources is expected to require a considerable increase in water consumption. Considering the constraints of water resources in geological resource production is crucial for sustainability.

Khakmardan, S, Crawford, RH, Giurco, D & Li, W 2025, 'Constructing a life cycle inventory of Spodumene concentrate production: Greenbushes case, Western Australia', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 496, pp. 145123-145123.
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Kohlitz, J 2025, 'Making Waves: A research agenda for supporting a WASH sustainability transformations approach to climate change', Water Research X, vol. 28, pp. 100376-100376.
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Lèbre, E, Czarnota, K, Walsh, SDC, Haynes, M, Ufer, N, Sonter, LJ, Sreekar, R, Bolz, P, Bulovic, N, Côte, C, Kunz, NC, Micklethwaite, S, Northey, SA, Rochford, LM, Schodde, R, Seligmann, B & Sturman, K 2025, 'ESG mapping of the Australian mining sector – The state of play on mobilising spatial datasets for decision making', Resources Policy, vol. 105, pp. 105592-105592.
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Legg, R, Prior, J, McIntyre, E, Liu, E, Tracy, M, Tan, L, Dawson, A, Richmond, J & Perry, C 2025, 'Health system adaptation to extreme weather events in Australia: A scoping review', The Journal of Climate Change and Health, vol. 22, pp. 100443-100443.
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Lord, F, Prior, J & Retamal, M 2025, 'Shifting from adaptive capacity to transformative capacity: a case study of how Sihanoukville can develop the capacity of urban stakeholders to enable sustainability transformation in sanitation', International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 103-119.
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Lortie, J, Cox, K, DeRosset, S, Thompson, R & Kelly, S 2025, 'Unpacking the minimum viable product (MVP): a framework for use, goals and essential elements', Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 212-235.
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PurposeEntrepreneurial practice often relies on the minimum viable product (MVP) to test business model hypotheses, yet the conceptualization of its makeup remains inadequately defined, particularly in uncertain startup contexts. This paper aims to clarify how entrepreneurs should think about MVPs in terms of their uses, goals and essential components to enhance their effectiveness as a tool for navigating uncertainty.Design/methodology/approachExisting literature on MVPs is broad and often overlapping, leading to confusion regarding essential components and best practices for MVP development. Through a systematic analysis of existing published definitions, this paper offers clarity by proposing a framework that breaks the MVP concept up into process, goals and the fundamental elements necessary to launch an MVP. By doing so, it provides actionable guidance for entrepreneurs seeking to utilize MVPs in their business model testing endeavors.FindingsThis conceptual paper critically examines the lean startup approach, seeking to disentangle the complexities surrounding MVP development. Drawing on existing literature and practical insights, the study identifies and articulates a framework that clarifies the MVP concept along with the core elements required for creating a viable MVP, including (a) artistic elements, (b) a robust distribution channel and (c) an effective user feedback mechanism.Originality/valueThis paper contributes to theory development and pedagogical practices by providing a structured framework for understanding and implementing MVPs in entrepreneurial contexts. By identif...

MacArthur, J, Moung, V, Carrard, N & Willetts, J 2025, 'Personas for program evaluation: Insights from a gender-focused evaluation in Cambodia', Evaluation, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 70-91.
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In this article, we argue for the utility of evaluative personas to address common challenges associated with analyzing qualitative data and to support actionable evaluation insights. Personas are fictional composite characters representing subgroups within a broader population. To explore the value of persona development in evaluation, a team of researchers and practitioners applied a persona-based approach to midline evaluation of a gender mainstreaming activity within a sanitation program. Fourteen personas were identified from 199 micro-narratives of change, through thematic analysis and natural-language processing. The personas were used to communicate evaluation insights and as a frame to strengthen gender mainstreaming practice. Our case highlights the value of personas for (1) providing a feasible means to analyze complex textual data sets, (2) producing engaging content that promotes evaluative program reflections, and (3) creating profiles for designing future activities. We reflect on opportunities for other programs to use personas in their evaluations.

Megaw, T, Dhiaulhaq, A, Sambodo, MT, Stacher, N, Sari, D, Haryadi, T, Mc-Donald Madden, E, Maharani, C, Gero, A, Hidayat, S & Rumfabe, M 2025, 'Joined-up Governance and Sustainable Finance for Inclusive Ridge-to-Reef Conservation in Southwest Papua, Indonesia', Environmental Development.
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Southwest Papua province, Indonesia, is home to globally significant terrestrial and marine ecosystems that are critical for biodiversity, carbon storage, and the livelihoods of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs). However, increasing exploitation of natural resources, environmental degradation and socio-economic inequities challenge sustainable development in this region. This paper focuses on integrating Ridge to Reef (R2R) governance frameworks and sustainable finance mechanisms to address the dual challenges of biodiversity loss and socio-economic disparities. Specifically, we investigate how joined-up government and innovative financial strategies can support sustainable and inclusive management of Southwest Papua’s interconnected ecosystems. Our study examines governance gaps, explores sustainable financing approaches, and proposes an institutional model for integrated R2R management. Using a mixed-methods approach, including stakeholder interviews, focus group discussions, and participatory workshops, we developed a proposed governance framework and financing strategies tailored to Southwest Papua's unique ecological and cultural context. This study contributes to the understanding of R2R governance by offering practical and scalable solutions for integrated terrestrial and marine resource management. This research encourages the need to establish the Ridge to Reef Development Collaboration Agency - Southwest Papua Province (BKPR2R-PPBD), as an entry point to strengthen capabilities and resources. This institution will also open up opportunities to build more innovative R2R financing models. It suggests that a blended finance model, where public sector results-based payment schemes help de-risk private capital, can significantly enhance holistic R2R conservation while promoting more equitable resource sharing. Findings also highlight the importance of inclusive governance structures, such as the proposed BKPR2R-PPBD, to bridge sector...

Mendonca Severiano, B, Northey, SA, Hyman, J & Giurco, D 2025, 'Investigating the adoption of voluntary sustainability initiatives when mining for battery minerals: An iterative systems thinking approach', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 380, pp. 124941-124941.
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Munera‐Roldan, C, Ligtermoet, E, van Kerkhoff, L, Leith, P, Wyborn, C, Davila, F, Rogers, DJ, Grigg, N, Alexandra, C, Carrard, N, Warman, R, Cheok, J, Xenarios, S, Pearson, LJ, Stafford Smith, M & Frankowski, N 2025, 'Coproducing futures: A three‐mode heuristic for reflexive practice toward sustainability', Earth Stewardship, vol. 2, no. 2.
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AbstractCoproduction is commonly used as an action‐oriented practice to collaboratively produce knowledge for different purposes, including supporting institutional change to navigate uncertainty and complexity while enabling pathways to sustainable futures. Futures thinking and related tools are also used to conceive new possibilities or alternative futures and increase collective understanding of change processes. Yet, despite common themes of change, uncertainty, and transformation being strongly related to how we envision and imagine the future, there has been relatively little cross‐fertilization between coproduction and futures thinking, specifically, to understand how the explicit use of the latter can facilitate sustainability transformations. A fundamental question remains about how to facilitate reflexivity and critical thinking across multiple actors, knowledge systems, and values, to shape coherent imaginaries of just and sustainable futures. This article explores the potential of a heuristic relating three modes of futures thinking (predictive, anticipatory, and speculative) and their interconnections to strengthen reflexive and future‐oriented practices in coproduction. We document insights from coproduction researchers and practitioners applying these three modes of futures thinking in their work and how these support reflexive practices. We discuss gaps and opportunities for more future‐oriented coproduction that increase collective awareness and responsible stewardship of nature. Our heuristic can enable critical thinking from researchers and practitioners involved in the pursuit of sustainability transformations to better integrate science, policy, and community engagement to identify innovative ways to address power imbalances and a more proactive engagement with the future.

Opoku Mensah, S, Osei-Acheampong, B, Jacobs, B, Cunningham, R & Akoto, AB 2025, 'Smallholder farmers’ climate change adaptation in Ghana: A systematic literature review and future directions', Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 384, pp. 125598-125598.
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Orquera, E, Xu, G, Northey, S, Werner, T, Tiku, O, Giurco, D & Matsubae, K 2025, 'Australia’s greener path in a competitive global lithium supply chain', Environmental Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 035008-035008.
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Abstract Lithium is vital for the decarbonization transition. With Australian mines supplying over 50% of global demand, building greener lithium mining in Australia is essential. Therefore, this study conducts a site-specific assessment of all seven Australian mine sites in the latest decade, examining factors such as ore yield, grade, mining costs, and emission intensity. Our analysis reveals that while Greenbushes is the lowest emitter, its limited lifespan, along with the planned expansions of other sites that have higher emission intensities, can significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions from the lithium supply in the future. To address the challenges of emissions and fluctuating lithium prices, Australia must make a sustainable strategic shift toward greater involvement in the downstream supply chain, including refining and manufacturing. A regional comparison with the Lithium Triangle highlights Australia’s mining strength and potential to become a greener lithium producer by diversifying its energy mix with renewables, adopting advanced technologies for low-grade ore recovery, and implementing strong policy frameworks to support collaborative mid-sized and emerging projects. These approaches will strengthen Australia’s role in the decarbonization transition, environmentally and economically.

Page, K, Hossain, L, Liu, D, Kim, YH, Wilmot, K, Kenny, P, Campbell, M, Cumming, T, Kelly, S, Longden, T, van Gool, K & Viney, R 2025, 'Outcomes from the Victorian Healthy Homes Program: a randomised control trial of home energy upgrades', BMJ Open, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. e082340-e082340.
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ObjectivesThe Victorian Healthy Homes Program investigated the impact of thermal home upgrades on energy and health outcomes in vulnerable, older individuals over winter in Victoria, Australia.DesignA staggered parallel-group randomised control trial design of 984 (764 per protocol (PP)) vulnerable households and 1313 (1015 PP) individuals. The intervention group received their upgrade prior to their winter of recruitment, and the control group received their upgrade after the winter of their recruitment.SettingWestern Melbourne (metropolitan) and the Goulburn Valley (regional) in Victoria, Australia.Participants1000 households were recruited: 800 from western Melbourne (metropolitan) and 200 from the Goulburn Valley (regional).InterventionA thermal comfort and home energy efficiency upgrade of up to $AUD3500 per household.Primary and secondary outcome measuresThe primary outcome was the change in indoor temperature over winter and the secondary outcomes were changes in quality of life, healthcare use and costs, self-reported health measures, energy use and costs and humidity.ResultsA relatively low-cost and simple home upgrade (average cost $A2809) resulted in reduced gas consumption (−25.5 MJ/day) and increased indoor winter temperatures (average daily increase of 0.33°C), and a reduction of exposure to cold conditions (<18°C) by an average of 0.71 hours (43 min) per day. The intervention group experienced improved mental health as measured by the short-form 36 mental component summary and social care related ...

Pham, L, Kutay, C & James, G 2025, 'Potential for a circular economy for sustainable large-scale renewable energy systems', Journal of Energy Systems, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 172-185.
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The renewable energy industry has been in rapid progression to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. In this process, we cannot ignore the inevitable and continual decommissioning of a multitude of generation and transmission systems at their end-of-life, leading to a very large mass of waste being produced. With renewable generator lifespans ranging between 20-30 years, there is a limited period to develop a plan to re-introduce materials from these systems into future projects. This paper aims to discuss the status of our renewable energy market and the material available for re-use. This review relies on company and government reports, published work and other sources to establish the material that exists in our solar and wind farms, battery storage and transmission systems, and future changes expected. Then, we collate the options for recycling and the output of these existing recycling processes to separate and reuse the materials collected. There is a significant overlap in material across the generation and transmission networks which could be introduced into the circular economy through mass processing. At present some of this already have proposed uses, but most still goes to landfill, removing them from the circular process we aim to achieve. This research highlights the difficulty in achieving sustainability aspect of the renewable energy industry and some opportunities for introducing all material into the circular economy. This problem is handled for the energy industry and policy makers as well as encouraging those in recycling to take up this challenge.

Putri, GL, Ilmi, AM, Handayani, R, Iskandar, D, Priadi, CR, Willetts, J & Foster, T 2025, 'On-site sanitation systems and fecal contamination in shallow groundwater in urban Indonesia: assessing influence of distance and rainfall variables', Water Research, vol. 287, pp. 124431-124431.
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Riedy, C, Bless, A, Bohensky, E, Carrard, N, Davila, F, Kligyte, G, Leitch, A, le Hunte, B, Niklas, S, Parsons, M, Pratt, S & Wearne, S 2025, 'Transformative partnerships for a better world: Practices, capacities, and opportunities', Earth Stewardship, vol. 2, no. 2.
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AbstractTransformations toward sustainable, regenerative, and just futures require fundamental changes that can only be achieved by working in partnership. Partnerships across diverse disciplines and perspectives also have the potential to normalize and act on a vision of earth stewardship. In 2023, scholars and practitioners working on transformations gathered at the biennial Transformations Conference to explore how to build, maintain and learn from transformative partnerships for a better world. This article offers a synthesis based on a collective sensemaking of the conference. Drawing on the conference presentations, discussion forums, session outputs and organizer reflections, it takes an appreciative approach to identify capacities and practices that support transformative partnerships and proposes an agenda for further research. The article frames transformative partnerships as processes with six stages: preparing/entering; connecting/relating; cohering/integrating; amplifying/transforming; learning/adapting; and releasing/renewing. These stages are loosely sequential in that each is more prominent at a particular time but progression through them may not be linear. For each stage, multiple supporting practices or capacities are identified, drawing on conference contributions. The article then discusses five priorities for further research, including how to: effectively develop the inner capacities needed for partnership; decolonize partnerships; make partnerships “safe enough” spaces that allow for agonism, action and political struggle; evaluate partnerships; and move from partnerships to building transformation systems.

Rutovitz, J, Langdon, R, Briggs, C, Mey, F, Dominish, E & Nagrath, K 2025, 'Updated employment factors and occupational shares for the energy transition', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 212, pp. 115339-115339.
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Sadegh Koohestani, S, Mukheibir, P, Wakefield-Rann, R & Santamouris, M 2025, 'Adopting a socio-technical perspective on the challenges and barriers in transitioning to Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI)', Blue-Green Systems, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 79-94.
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ABSTRACT Blue-Green Infrastructure is widely recognized as one of the keys to addressing climate change impacts and rapid urbanization challenges. Integrating nature-based solutions enhances cities’ resiliency through sustainable stormwater management, mitigating flood risks while providing various ecosystem services. However, despite these multiple benefits and co-benefits, BGI remains far from mainstream adoption. We conducted a selective literature review to explore this practical gap guided by the socio-technical transition theory. We then employed a multi-level perspective to conceptualize the results, as it helps elucidate the complex nature of this problem beyond the standard variables considered in the existing literature on challenges and barriers to BGI uptake. Finally, we argued the necessity of societal and institutional considerations in addition to the technical aspects while investigating it systematically. We categorized the findings into five clusters including institutional and governance, economics and finance, knowledge and experience, socio-cultural challenges, and spatial planning practices. These clusters are highly interconnected and influenced by one another, revealing the complexity of this issue. Based on these findings, we suggest approaching BGI transitions as a complex problem by using systems thinking practices. This would necessitate dynamic interdisciplinary and connective collaborations among different organizations to bridge this gap.

Sung, J, Shi, X, Teske, S & Li, M 2025, 'Chinese natural gas phase-out pathways: A novel hybrid scenario-specific projection approach to achieve Net Zero', Energy, vol. 328, pp. 136387-136387.
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Tong, S, Bambrick, H, Shi, X, Pascal, M, Prior, J & Lavigne, E 2025, 'Accelerating Clean Energy Transitions to Safeguard Human Health and Survival', Environment & Health, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 114-117.
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Zhou, H, Li, W, Langdon, R, Singh, PJ & Wang, P 2025, 'Exploring the circular economy future of lithium-ion batteries in australia through comprehensive dynamic material flow analysis', Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 220, pp. 108377-108377.
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Laidlaw, J, Jones, A, Fane, S, Butler, A, Shailaj, R & Liu, A 1970, 'A handbook for water utilities: Engaging and supporting businesses to be water efficient', OzWater'25, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney, Adelaide, Australia.

Miyake, S, Feenstra, M, Ximenes, F & Florin, N 1970, 'Evaluating opportunities for biomass from marginal, less-productive lands in Australia', 33rd European Biomass Conference & Exhibition, Valencia, Spain.

Winterford, K, Meaney-Davis, J & Mienmany, S 1970, 'Insights into use of research and evaluation for international development: beyond the report', Australasian Aid Conference 2023, Canberra, Australia.

Feenstra, M, Teske, S, Miyake, S, Rispler, J & Mohseni, S Institute for Sustainable Futures 2025, Kenya: Energy Development Plan to decarbonize the Economy, pp. 1-112, Sydney.
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Power Shift Africa and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) developed a comprehensive energy pathway for Kenya that is aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement goals.

Gero, A, Kelly, R, Kurimoto, N & Davila Cisneros, F World Vision International 2025, Climate Smart Agriculture Guidance Note, Melbourne.
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This document was developed by Dr Federico Davila and Anna Gero, University of TechnologySydney and Dr Rob Kelly and Dr Nami Kurimoto, World Vision, with contributions from theEnvironmental Sustainability and Climate Action (ESCA) working group members. Specialthanks to Diana Johannis, Vincent Potier, Yukiko Yamada Morovic, Hausner Wendo, FlaviaMarà, Maereg Adhanom, Aaron Tanner, and Mclarence Mandaza, for reviewing the report; andto the various World Vision technical staff who made the research activities and sense-makingprocess possible.World Vision is a Christian relief, development, and advocacy organisation dedicated toworking with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. Inspired byour Christian values, we are dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people. Weserve all people regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or gender.

Megaw, T, Dhiaulhaq, A, Stacher, N, Haryadi, T, Sari, D, Maharani, C, Masran, E, Rumfabe, M, Pasaribu, P, Asmara, B, Arwani, MZ, Adzan, G, Sambodo, MT, Hidayat, S, Gero, A & McDonald-Madden, E World Resources Institute Indonesia 2025, Final Report: Conserving Ridge to Reef in Southwest Papua., WRI-Indonesia.org.

Miyake, S, Feenstra, M & Florin, N NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Hub Land and Primary Industry Network 2025, Evaluating carbon abatement opportunities for biomass from marginal, less productive lands in NSW, Sydney, Australia.

Norman, H, Briggs, C, Langham, E, Apolonio, T, Miyake, S, Niklas, S & Teske, S Australian Public Policy Institute 2025, Policy Insights Paper: Local Aboriginal Land Council Powershift: Sharing the benefits of the energy transition, Australia.

Ruoso, L-E, Talwar, S, Retamal, M & McLean, L Circular Australia - National Circular Economy Council of State government members 2025, Integrating circular economy climate & biodiversity - Current practice and future direction, Australia.

Teske, S, Feenstra, M, Miyake, S & Rispler, J Institute for Sustainable Futures 2025, Malawi: Energy Development Plan to Decarbonise the Economy, Sydney.
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Power Shift Africa and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) developed a comprehensive energy pathway for Malawi that is aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement goals.

Teske, S, Feenstra, M, Miyake, S & Rispler, J Institute for Sustainable Futures 2025, Senegal: Energy Development Plan to Decarbonise the Economy, Sydney.
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Power Shift Africa and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) developed a comprehensive energy pathway for Senegal that is aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement goals.

Teske, S, Feenstra, M, Miyake, S, Rispler, J & Mohseni, S Institute for Sustainable Futures 2025, Kenya: Energy Development Plan to decarbonize the Economy, Sydney.
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Power Shift Africa and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) developed a comprehensive energy pathway for Kenya that is aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement goals.

Teske, S, Feenstra, M, Miyake, S, Rispler, J & Mohseni, S Institute for Sustainable Futures 2025, Rwanda: Energy Development Plan to decarbonize the Economy, Sydney.
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Power Shift Africa and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) developed a comprehensive energy pathway for Rwanda that is aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement goals and builds on Rwanda’s Energy Policy 2015 plan.

Teske, S, Feenstra, M, Miyake, S, Rispler, J & Mohseni, S Institute for Sustainable Futures 2025, Tanzania: Energy Development Plan to decarbonize the Economy, Sydney.
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Power Shift Africa and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) developed a comprehensive energy pathway for Tanzania that is aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement goals and builds on the first energy concept for Tanzania published by UTS and Bread for the World in June 2017.

Teske, S, Rispler, J, Feenstra, M & Miyake, S Institute for Sustainable Futures 2025, Tunisia: Energy Development Plan to Decarbonise the Economy, Sydney.
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Power Shift Africa and the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) developed a comprehensive energy pathway for Tunisia that is aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement goals.

Verheyen, K Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders' Alliance (MECLA) 2025, MECLA Submission to NSW Net Zero Commission, Sydney.

Briggs, C, Weston, B, McKeon, J & Prendergast, J 2025, 'Corporate PPAs in Australia: State of the Market 2024'.

Caut, C, Schoenaker, D, McIntyre, E & Steel, A 2025, 'Opportunities for preconception care in Australia: A qualitative study of the perspectives of primary care professionals', Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
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Caut, C, Schoenaker, D, McIntyre, E & Steel, A 2025, 'Understanding preconception care practices, beliefs, and attitudes in Australian primary care: A qualitative study of health professionals', Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
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Gerrard, E, Miyake, S & Rispler, J 2025, 'How to heal the renewables rift impacting regional Australia', 360.info.
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A backlash against the rapid rollout of energy infrastructure defies broad support for renewables. There are better ways of working with affected communities.

Gerrard, E, Weston, B, McKeon, J & Briggs, C 2025, 'Queensland PPAs & Community Benefits Guide'.

Kohlitz, J, Geremew, A, Okurut, K, Poudel, P, Ghimire, A, Nijhawan, A, Valenzuela, A, Falletta, J, Manandhar-Sherpa, A, Willetts, J & Howard, G 2025, 'What makes household sanitation systems resilient to floods? Evidence from Ethiopia, Uganda, and Nepal', F1000 Research Ltd.
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Kumar, A, Kohlitz, J, Souphome, O, In, RB, Paneru, H, Phengsopha, K, Vanisaveth, P & Halcrow, G 2025, 'From awareness to action: Applying Q Methodology to understand local government perspectives to deliver climate resilient WASH', California Digital Library (CDL).
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MacArthur, J, Willetts, J, Budhathoki, RB & Banjara, R 2025, 'Nepal Summary Brief: The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Gender Equality Measure (WASH-GEM)'.

MacArthur, J, Willetts, J, Choden, J & Wangchuk, U 2025, 'Bhutan Summary Brief: The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Gender Equality Measure (WASH-GEM)'.

Megaw, T 2025, 'Unintelligible lifeworlds: Sexual and gender minority refugees living in Southeast Asian cities'.
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Many people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE) are forced to flee their country of origin or place of habitual residence to avoid persecution and to safely exercise their human rights. Persecution based on one’s real or SOGIE is potentially grounds for claiming asylum according to the 1951 Refugee Convention. However, a person with diverse SOGIE may not feel safe to disclose their identity or claim on that basis, especially in places where authorities may not be sympathetic or challenge the credibility of their claim. Sexual and gender minorities face even higher levels of discrimination and violence due to their diverse gender identity, presentation, or sexual orientation, than those experienced by the larger refugee population (Rosenberg 2016). In addition to refugees with diverse SOGIE being excluded from protection initiatives, discrimination leads to lack of representation in decision-making regarding how initiatives are designed and implemented. This paper explores these challenges for refugees with diverse SOGIE in the context of transit countries in Southeast Asia, incorporating perspectives from refugee protection stakeholders and self-settled refugees living in urban centres. The study is a comparative case study in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand to learn about the diverse and contingent protection strategies that refugees enact in their struggle against exclusion and discrimination. A post-intentional phenomenological research design is applied to explore the ‘lifeworlds’ of refugees and reflect on their process of orientation. The paper shares the ways refugee minorities form their gendered and sexual identities, in a ‘process of becoming’ (Hoffman, Tierney & Robertson 2017) within their experience of forced migration. This provides learning about refugees with diverse SOGIE orienting within their reconstituted community in exile, their host city, social minority advocacy groups and humanitarian actor...

Megaw, T, Tricesaria, AD, Bell, Z & Bahadurmia, S 2025, '‘Soft strategies of resistance’: Refugee-led movements and women’s organising'.
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Refugee women are often represented by development actors in binary positions as either sedentary/passive and innocent/deserving of humanitarian assistance, versus those who are threatening or unruly (Hyndman, 2011). Many non-governmental organisations unintentionally perpetuate the concept of women as always weak and vulnerable - neglecting the complex power relations which women engage in (Lokot, 2018). Refugee leaders’ and women’s organisations’ activism is even represented as problematic and illegitimate by some humanitarian actors, who question the legitimacy and capacity of refugees (Olivius, 2014). This panel challenges these notions with alternative narratives from refugee women, which show there is incredible strength and resilience demonstrated through surviving forced displacement and resisting oppression. Alternative narratives describe the contours of transformative renegotiations of gender dynamics in ways that reveal how refugee and host strategies within the context of daily struggles seek to emplace rather than displace (Subulwa, 2016).Experiences of displacement, living in protracted transit and resettlement significantly alters and challenges traditional understanding of gender roles and relationships. At a personal level, refugee women express the tensions between their personal aspirations, roles as wives and mothers, community responsibilities, and complex interactions with humanitarian actors. Women enact their agency individually and collectively to maximise their access to information, resources and support services. In the creation of safer women-only spaces, members provide each other language and livelihood skills development, social connection, and leadership opportunities. These soft empowerment approaches are effective in building the confidence of women in resisting oppression and supporting their wellbeing. At a structural level, refugee collectives are required to engage with bureaucratic procedures and institutions n...

Sadegh Koohestani, S, Mukheibir, P, Wakefield-Rann, R & Santamouris, M 2025, 'Transition Pathways Towards Blue-Green Infrastructure: Adopting a System’s Approach'.
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Blue-Green Infrastructure (BGI), as a Nature-Based Solution, is one of the key approaches to addressing climate change impacts and urbanization challenges. By enhancing urban resilience through sustainable stormwater management and flood risk mitigation, BGI also delivers diverse ecosystem services. However, despite its multiple benefits and co-benefits, BGI still remains far from mainstream adoption.We adopted Socio-Technical Transition (STT) as the theoretical framework of our research to investigate the barriers to BGI adoption and to explore the transition pathways to it. Using Sydney as a case study, we designed and facilitated two focus groups involving planners, decision-makers, stakeholders, developers, and engineers from various entities such as state and local governments, agencies, councils, and corporations. Thematic and content analysis of the focus group data was conducted and synthesized with existing published literature.Building on these findings, we argue that this is a wicked problem and a complex situation that requires a Systems Thinking approach to holistically integrate all the findings into designing transition pathways to facilitate mainstreaming BGI.The results indicate that transitions to BGI depend on regime shifts in five key domains: (1) Governance, institutional organisation and collaboration, (2) Economics and finance, (3) Knowledge, expertise and technical aspects, (4) Socio-cultural Attitudes, and (5) The planning regime. Acknowledging the complexity of this process, it should be approached as an iterative, continual learning experience—an 'infinite loop' of probing, sensing, and responding. This research underscores the necessity of adopting STT through systemic interventions to overcome practical barriers and facilitate the widespread uptake of BGI in urban environments.

Sung, J, Shi, X, Teske, S & Li, M 2025, 'A hybrid SARIMAX-LSTM model optimised by ANN for near-term forecasting: An application to China’s Natural Gas consumption'.

Teske, S & Miyake, S 2025, 'G20 countries could produce enough renewable energy for the whole world – what needs to happen', The Conversation.
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The world’s most developed economies have also burnt the most oil and coal (fossil fuels) over the years, causing the most climate change damage. Preventing further climate change means a global fossil fuel phase-out must happen by 2050. Climate change mitigation scientists Sven Teske and Saori Miyake analysed the potential for renewable energy in each of the G20 countries. They concluded that the G20 is in a position to generate enough renewable energy to supply the world. For African countries to benefit, they must adopt long term renewable energy plans and policies and secure finance from G20 countries to set up renewable energy systems.

Teske, S & Miyake, S 2025, 'Les pays du G20 pourraient produire suffisamment d'énergie renouvelable pour le monde entier : ce qu'il faut faire', The Conversation.

Verheyen, K 2025, 'Webinar: Transport Portfolio CircleZero Hub with WALGA and MECLA'.
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Presentation on work and outputs of MECLA at the launch of WA Transport Portfolio’s CircleZero Hub