Sustainability and energy transformation

The Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Innovation and Transformation (CENRIT) is a multidisciplinary research centre engaging with national and international researchers on a broad range of intergenerational economic, social, legal, scientific and engineering issues to assist with the transformation of Australia’s energy systems and natural resources to meet the target of net-zero emissions by 2050.

CENRIT is positioned at the forefront of research in energy, natural resources, innovation and transformation. Given the importance of innovation and transformation and its governance in the energy transition, CENRIT focuses on law and policy issues related to four broad research themes:

• mineral and energy resources
• water and oceans
• the land
• governance, geopolitics and international relations.

Visit the CENRIT website for more information.

Researchers

• Professor Tina Soliman Hunter (Director)
• Dr Madeline Taylor (Deputy Director)
• Professor Carlos Bernal Pulido
• Professor Surya Deva
• Dr Hannah Harris
• Professor Niloufer Selvadurai
• Dr Constantinos Yiallourides

The Centre for Environmental Law (CEL) at Macquarie University is Australia’s oldest continually functioning environmental law centre. CEL is dedicated to producing future-focused interdisciplinary research that offers solutions to the triple global challenges of environmental pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss.

We collaborate with a range of stakeholders in Australia and the Asia-Pacific region to facilitate dialogues and influence law and policy.

Current research streams include:

• business responsibility
• climate change
• eco-justice
• regenerative food systems
• sustainable development.

Researchers

• Professor Surya Deva (Director)
• Paul Govind (Deputy Director)
• Professor Shawkat Alam
• Professor Christoph Antons
• Dr Daley Birkett
• Dr Peter Davies
• Dr Hannah Harris
• Dr Maina Mbui
• Dr Andrew McGregor
• Professor Cathy Sherry
• Dr Madeline Taylor
• Dr Constantinos Yiallourides

The Centre for Transforming Energy Markets (CTEM) is a new Macquarie University consilience centre combining economics, science, engineering and law to provide world-leading interdisciplinary research that will facilitate a smooth transition of energy markets in a net-zero emissions world.

CTEM aims to:

• build a roadmap for an improved design and effective regulation of Australia’s and international energy-related markets
• enable greater integration of new and emerging energy sources
• drive innovative technological solutions.

Through collaborative research across several disciplines, CTEM will create knowledge that improves the functioning of energy markets in Australia and applicable internationally, thereby making the supply of energy more cost-effective, and increase reliability and availability, while reducing carbon emissions.

Researchers

• Professor Tina Soliman Hunter (Director)
• Dr Madeline Taylor (Deputy Director, Energy Market Regulation and Acceptability stream)

The Macquarie Food Symposium on 15 September 2023 will bring together researchers and teachers from across Macquarie University to discuss the complex challenges of modern food systems. These include:

• the impact of agriculture and food systems on climate change
• the emergence of zoonotic diseases
• global and national food security
• trade and supply chain vulnerability
• nutrition.

Solutions to these problems cannot be found in a single discipline, but span the sciences, technology, engineering, law, medicine, health and arts. The Symposium will forge cross-disciplinary research partnerships and showcase Macquarie University expertise to industry and the community.

Researchers

• Professor Christoph Antons
• Professor Surya Deva
• Professor Cathy Sherry
• Associate Professor Lisa Spagnolo
• Dr Madeline Taylor