CSIRO

CSIRO cuts climate scientists

In a difficult research funding environment, the CSIRO has announced that it will be cutting a third of the members of its climate science unit. With Australia’s largest science body making these cuts, I asked Professor Christian Jakob from Monash University how this decision will impact upon Australia’s efforts to combat climate change? Produced By: …

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Shipping Green Steel

A new initiative the CSIRO team up with the Indian Institute of Science has shown promising signs that more sustainable forms of steelmaking are possible. The initiative would see agricultural waste deployed as a substitute for coal and gas which would significant reduce the carbon footprint when it came to producing steel. Stephen Hill asked …

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How underwater volcanic explosions impact marine species: research

A group of scientists from the University of Tasmania and the CSIRO are on a 54-day trip to the Pacific nation of Tonga to learn more about submarine volcanoes.  The research will highlight the impacts of the 2022 eruption of Tonga’s underwater Hunga volcano, which devastated the marine ecosystems within 100 kilometres of the site.  …

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