Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

IAG is widely recognised as one of Australasia’s sustainability leadership companies, with a particular focus on climate change as a driver for risk in the community.

Climate change represents one of the major risks to the security of people around the world. Decisive action now is one of the most important steps we can take to reduce the risks from global warming. This action must include action to identify and implement solutions to the challenges posed by climate change and to reduce the impacts of human-induced climate change. Meeting these challenges will create unprecedented opportunities as climate change demands a new global economy based on lower greenhouse gas emissions, with new energy, transport and other services adapted to both cope with and address climate change.

 

The challenge of reducing emissions requires technological innovation and the development of new products that are less energy and carbon intensive over their life cycle. Increasing the use of renewable energy, the potential hydrogen economy, and increasing the efficiency of the generation, distribution and use of fossil fuel electricity creates unprecedented business opportunities. Other opportunities include the design of infrastructure and energy efficient buildings in the urban environment; new agricultural practices, better ways of storing, saving and using water; and changes in transport systems and car technology.

 

The IAG Eureka Prize for Innovative Solutions to Climate Change is designed to highlight outstanding work by an Australian individual, group or organisation that demonstrates a commitment to pursuing innovative solutions to the challenges of climate change. This work may be research; development of new technologies or practices; new markets, products or services; or advocacy that addresses the challenges of climate change.