About us

Helping Queensland industries, governments and communities leverage the opportunities toward net zero.

Why a decarb hub?

As the social and economic case for rapid emissions reduction grows, the Queensland Government has committed to ambitious climate targets under its Queensland Climate Action Plan. Successfully meeting these targets requires a coordinated and focused effort between researchers, governments, industry and community.

Enter the Queensland Decarbonisation Hub.

The Hub provides a central forum that brings together Queensland’s industrial, research and policy strengths into a coordinated network to tackle the challenges and seize the opportunities of decarbonisation, while supporting the Queensland Government to lead a state-wide transition.

The Hub’s vision is for Queensland to become a leading decarbonised economy in which communities, industry and the environment thrive. Its purpose is to provide a two-way flow of knowledge exchange and translation to build capability and capacity.

The Hub ensures that independent and timely research and evidence from Queensland’s universities is being used to help industries decarbonise, work with communities to identify acceptable transition pathways, and to inform social and public policy and programs and technology solutions aimed at decarbonising the Queensland economy. Likewise, it informs Queensland’s research agenda to focus on the challenges of today.

Governance

The Queensland Decarbonisation Hub is a partnership between Queensland Government and seven leading Queensland universities. Central Queensland University, Griffith University, James Cook University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Southern Queensland, Sunshine Coast University, and The University of Queensland. The Hub is funded by the Queensland Government as part of its commitment to take strong climate action through its Queensland Climate Action Plan.

The University of Queensland’s Centre for Policy Futures is the Hub Coordinator. The Hub’s work is developed by the Hub's Research Committee. It is supported by an Advisory Committee chaired by the Queensland Chief Scientist, Kerrie Wilson and includes representatives from industry, state and local government, First Nations and community groups.