Melbourne Climate Futures
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Melbourne Climate Futures(MCF) connects and amplifies the depth and breadth of University of Melbourne research, creates a portal to share ideas and collaborate on real action, and empowers the next generation of climate activists. We are committed to leading our national, regional and global communities to a sustainable, safe, fair and equitable climate future.
Melbourne Climate Futures (MCF) works with partners within and without the University to convene the breadth and depth of climate research and expertise and lead climate action in the larger public and policy spaces.
We partner with University of Melbourne institutes and centres to develop research, ideas and information sharing in the areas of:
- Leadership
- Culture and storytelling
- Community resilience
- Indigenous knowledge
- Energy
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Research themes
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MCF Academy
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Sustainable Finance Hub
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Indo-Pacific Climate Hub
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Climate CATCH Lab
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Climate Futures Summit
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MCF Short Course Series
Gain the knowledge and competence for climate change decision-making in your organisation from leading climate scientists and sustainability researchers.
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Research and collaboration opportunities
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Research partners
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Key partner projects
Melbourne Climate Futures (MCF) is your portal to climate research at the University of Melbourne. We pull together expertise from across the institution to provide clear information to our research colleagues, students, policy makers and the public, to further advance climate action.
Our focus is on thirteen key research themes that demonstrate the depth and breadth of University of Melbourne climate research and expertise:
- Climate communication and education
- Health, well-being and climate justice
- Politics and policy
- Law and litigation
- Business and finance
- Social vulnerability and adaptation
- Climate system science
- Land
- Water
- Biodiversity
- Built and living environment
- Oceans and climate
- Creative arts and sustainability
We partner with institutes across the University with specialist expertise on cities, energy, Indigenous knowledge, culture and the arts.
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Research Papers and Reports
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Podcast: Climate Talks
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Australian Climate Change Litigation Database
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Climate Research Accelerator (CRX) projects
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Conference of the Parties
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Climate Kids
The climate crisis is complicated and our kids have questions! Luckily, our UniMelb experts are here to answer them in this series from MCF.