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More research can improve how our existing transport infrastructure works. Erin Geary/Flickr

July 8, 2015

On the road: research can improve transport across Australia

Marion Terrill, Grattan Institute; Rob Fitzpatrick, CSIRO, and Susan Pond, University of Sydney

A research focus on transport can help improve existing infrastructure and guide future developments, and tailor them to Australia’s unique needs.

In Brazil, environmentally sound practices mean ethanol production significantly reduces the country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Flickr: Sweeter Alternative

October 14, 2013

Mixed fuels, mixed messages: the motivations for ethanol expansion

Susan Pond, University of Sydney and Daniel Klein-Marcuschamer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

In the lead up to the federal election, Queensland mining magnate Clive Palmer called for an increase in the number of vehicles using ethanol-based fuels, as a way of reducing Australia’s greenhouse emissions…

American public transport employs biofuels instead of petrol . AAP

September 11, 2011

9/11: using biofuels to reduce American dependence on foreign oil

Susan Pond, University of Sydney

“We are fortunate to be alive at this moment in history. Never before has our nation enjoyed, at once, so much prosperity and social progress with so little internal crisis and so few external threats…

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