Reports

Australian gas literature review

A review of existing research on gas in Australia, providing context for how gas is discussed across policy, media and public discourse.

Gas representation in Australian digital news media

How gas is reported in online news, including key narratives, framing and trends.

Coverage of gas and energy topics in mainstream media finance bulletins

How gas and energy are presented in finance reporting, and opportunities for collaboration across networks and presenters.

Media consumption habits and energy literacy across free-to-air television and radio audiences in Australia

Early insights into how Australian audiences consume media and understand energy topics across free-to-air television and radio.

Building community water literacy: Practical advice

Published by the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, this industry guidance presents evidence-based recommendations to help those in the water sector uplift water literacy levels. Read more about the Building community water literacy project.

Building community water literacy: Technical report

This project involved a rapid review of research from the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities (CRCWSC) to develop practical recommendations for conducting effective community management. Researchers used a mixed methods approach to develop and test practical recommendations to propose guidance for building water literacy through community engagement.

Switching On: Benefits of Household Electrification in Australia

This report draws together existing research and literature to showcase the benefits and challenges of residential electrification. It focuses on the financial, health and energy benefits of household electrification, job opportunities, and residential electrification policies currently in place or planned around Australia.

Carbon - The Unauthorised Biography: Impact Report

This study surveyed viewers of the film Carbon - The Unauthorised Biography (n = 304) and found that viewing the film led to improvements in both understanding of the role of carbon in the world, and intentions to undertake more climate action.

Thinking Climate: A Snapshot of Italian Views on Climate Change — Companion to Technical Report

This report is a companion to the technical report, and details the key findings from a national survey of Italian perspectives on climate change concern, knowledge, issue importance, policy attitudes, personal action, media consumption, trusted information sources, and personal values. To view the full technical report click here.

Malaysia national survey on climate change concern, behaviour, and media attitude – preliminary report

This survey focuses on Malaysia's public perception, behavioural responses, and media preference around climate change.

Climate Change: Concern, Behaviour and the Six Australias

This report documents the findings of a surveys of 3098 Australians and examines their levels of concern and action on climate change.

Australia’s COVID-19 Vaccine Audiences

This study shows there are five distinct publics on COVID-19 vaccination in Australia with varying patterns of interest and concern, and different levels of trust in sources and channels for information.

AFL fans' perception of climate change and of AFL action on climate change

This report documents the findings of a survey of 567 Australians and their views on AFL action on climate change.

Best practice data visualisation: Guidelines and case study

This report details guidelines for best-practice data visualisation and presents an in-depth description of design and content choices for an urban heat island case study.

Supporting climate-friendly behaviour change

This fact sheet provides an introduction to one of the latest models for understanding what influences behaviour change, and explains how this model can help climate change campaigners support individuals to adopt new behaviours.

Australia's Clean Technology Future: Audience Perceptions and Message Framing

This report aims to summarise the current literature on renewable energy communications. To complement the literature review, the MCCCRH launched a survey to delve into the current audience segmentations in Australia, levels of knowledge and engagement with renewable energy, both for domestic use and for export, and statements which resonate when considering renewable energy.

Black Summer: Australian newspaper reporting of the nation's worst bushfire season

This report examines the media coverage the unprecedented Australian summer 2019/20 bushfires.

Temperature check: Greening Australia's warming cities

Commissioned by the Australian Conservation Foundation, this report examines the benefits of vegetation in cooling our cities.

Black Saturday: Australian newspaper reporting of the nation's deadliest bushfire

This report examines the media coverage five days either side of 2009's deadly Black Saturday bushfires.

Love 40 degrees? Climate change, extreme heat and the Australian Open

Commissioned by the Australian Conservation Foundation, this report examines the impact that climate change and extreme heat are having on the Australian Open.

Vicious cycle: Climate change, extreme heat and the Tour Down Under

Commissioned by the Australian Conservation Foundation, this report examines the impact that climate change and extreme heat are having on Australian cycling and the Tour Down Under.

Caught behind: Climate change, extreme heat and the Boxing Day Test

Commissioned by the Australian Conservation Foundation, this report examines the impact that climate change and extreme heat are having on the Boxing Day Test.

Scoping study of Victorian national parks as sites to communicate climate change

The following report is a pilot analysis of the ten most visited National Parks in Victoria and there potential for acting as sites to communicate climate change.

Media coverage of climate science in Australian newspapers: A case study of the State of the Climate reports

This report examines the media coverage around the release of the past five State of the Climate reports, examining the framing and extent to which climate climate science is discussed in the Australia media.

Climate change communication in the Pacific Islands

Commissioned by ABC International Development, Climate Change Communication in the Pacific Islands analyses newspaper reporting across nine Pacific Island Countries- Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Visualising the power of renewables in the City of Monash

This survey details the results of a collaborative study between Monash University and the City of Monash in which 457 residents were interviewed to understand the motivations and barriers that households experience with regards to installing renewable energy in the home.

Cyclone Debbie: Sonification background report

The 2017 Australian weather presenter survey

This report documents the initial findings of the first Australian weather presenters survey and sought to understand the collective attitudes of the Australian weather presenting community in relation to climate change.

Newspaper reporting of the September 2016 South Australian mid-latitude cyclone

This report looks at the way that climate change is reported on in relation to extreme weather events. It examines the mid-latitude cyclone that damaged infrastructure in South Australia on September 29 2016, causing a statewide power blackout when it brought down 22 transmission towers.

A survey of Australian TV audiences' views on climate change

This report documents the findings of a national survey of TV audiences’ views on climate change in Australia.

A survey of Melbourne TV audiences’ views on climate change: Key Findings

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A survey of Sydney TV audiences’ views on climate change: Key Findings

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A survey of Perth TV audiences’ views on climate change: Key Findings

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A survey of Adelaide TV audiences’ views on climate change: Key Findings

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A survey of Brisbane TV audiences’ views on climate change: Key Findings

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