scenarios are associated with longer-term futures and truly disruptive black swan events. but near-term scenarios also can be useful in times of great uncertainty. this can be seen in how scenarios are aiding governments as they move toward a post-covid-19 world. in the united states, the ...
Sanitation engineers are also employed by private organizations and governments as well, due to the increasing investment and awareness of different nations to handle the waste produced by its residents. In terms of the level of education, typically, a Bachelor’s Degree in the 4-year college (...
Most recently, Queensland introduced the Clean Economy Jobs Bill 2024 (Qld Climate Bill) in February 2024, with the intention to set specific interim targets along with a commitment to net zero emissions by 2050.Claire SmithCLAYTON UTZLucy Shea...
located in the remote northern area of Queensland, has historically faced severe reliability issues, particularly during fires and storms. Aspart of an initiativeby the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to explore how local resilience can be provided to rural cities, a 10.8 MW solar farm was develo...
Many local linehauls transport freight within a 75-mile (121-kilometer) radius, often within a single state. About 324 local linehauls function in the United States. Switching and terminal (S&T) railroads don't provide point-to-point transportation but rather provide switching services. They ...
The future of train transportation will be dictated by the price and availability of oil, the determination of governments to find alternate modes of travel and the public demand for economical, fast transportation. For example, Europe's high passenger rail traffic was driven in part by historical...
Hayward JA, O'Connell DA, Raison RJ, Warden AC, O'Connor MH, Murphy HT, Booth TH, Braid AL, Crawford DF, Herr A, Jovanovic T, Poole ML, Prestwidge D, Raisbeck-Brown N, Rye L (2015) The economics of producing sustainable aviation fuel: a regional case study in Queensland, Australia...
it has a considerable marine protected area network, and there is a lot of engagement and buy-in from the local communities, tourism industry, local and regional governments. Although other species have been recovering well, including manta rays and black tip reef sharks, leopard sharks have not...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the vast differences in approaches to the control and containment of coronavirus across the world and has demonstrated the varied success of such approaches in minimizing the transmission of coronavirus. Whil
In the Australian context, the other big challenge for advocates was to work with eight state and territory governments as well as the commonwealth. “Everything just keeps moving and changing so quickly,” says Richardson, “so it’s a constant challenge to stay ahead of the curve.” ...