Sustainable systems focuses on pioneering research and innovation to build a cleaner, more resilient future. We tackle environmental challenges across multiple fronts – from clean energy and decarbonisation to climate-resilient infrastructure, water security, sustainable agriculture, and circular resource use. These efforts aim to deliver low-carbon energy systems, climate-adaptive cities, secure water supplies, sustainable food production, and waste-free industries. By aligning with Australia’s priorities to decarbonise industry and global sustainability goals like net-zero emissions by 2050, this impact area demonstrates our commitment to sustainability and climate action.

We bring together leading expertise from civil, chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineering, as well as project management, to address urgent issues such as climate change, resource scarcity and rapid urbanisation.