Paul Dargusch

Biographic Data

ID1413699
NAMEPaul Dargusch
GIVEN NAMESPaul
FAMILY NAMEDargusch
SIGNATUREDARGUSCH P
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Queensland
ORCID0000-0001-9255-2803
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS39
TOTAL CITATIONS49
AUTHOR COUNT39
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX4

  • How to assess national decarbonization policies? A dynamic framework for evaluating energy efficiency and CO2 emissions in OECD nations aligned with the SDGs

    Open AccessHadi Shabanpour, Scott N Lieske et al.ARTICLESocio-Economic Planning Sciences2026

  • The contested political economy of Norway's oil and gas industry

    Open AccessArief Rahman, David Wadley et al.ARTICLEEnergy Research & Social Science2025References: 9

    Norway, Western Europe's largest petroleum exporter, faces a profound paradox: its economic prosperity relies heavily on hydrocarbon production, yet it champions some of the world's most ambitious climate policies. Petroleum exports account for 18 % of GDP and 42 % of total export value, while domestic CO2 emissions reach 50 million tonnes annually, excluding emissions from exported fuels, which would multiply its climate footprint tenfold. This …

  • Effect of Logging on the Structure, Diversity, and Tree Species Composition of the Forests of Papua New Guinea

    Miller Kawanamo, Kipiro Damas et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2023

    The forests of Papua New Guinea (PNG) play a fundamental role in sustaining the livelihood of local communities and provide significant income to the country derived from the export of timber. After land conversion for agriculture, logging has been identified as the second most common disturbance factor. Conservation activities must be based on a better understanding of the impact of logging. This study analyzes the differences in terms of struct…

  • Examining Carbon Management and Net-Zero Carbon Goals in the Aviation Industry, Through the Qantas Group

    Emma Moo, Paul Dargusch et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2022

    Carbon management strategies are crucial for businesses to decrease their contribution to climate change. The aviation industry currently contributes 2% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. As part of the aviation industry, Qantas Group has enacted ambitious carbon management goals to reduce its carbon emissions. As of the 2020 financial year, the company’s Scope 1 emissions are 1,919,212 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions (t CO2-e) and its …

  • Evaluating Carbon Management Practices of Royal Bank of Canada

    Marina Suzuki, Paul Dargusch et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2022

    There is a growing recognition that climate change is a global challenge that requires urgent action. Excessive emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are one of the main reasons for the problem. The more GHGs are released into the atmosphere, the more the sun’s heat can be captured by those gases, leading to global warming and other ripple effects. Many countries and companies have begun to take steps to reduce their emissions. Carbon management i…

  • Fern Species Richness and Diversity in the Forest Ecosystems of Papua New Guinea

    Gibson Sosanika, Gibson Lainza Sosanika et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2022

    This study aims to analyze the occurrence and composition of ferns along an elevational gradient and among different forest types and disturbance regimes in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The assessment was conducted using the monitoring protocol of the National Forest Inventory. The investigation revealed a high richness of ferns, with 122 species or morphospecies from 51 genera and 21 families. Among them, 81 species were terrestrial and 16 were epiph…

  • Carbon Reductions in a Leading Real Estate Corporation: A Case Study of British Land Company Proprietary

    Madeleine Mercer, Paul Dargusch et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2022

    Carbon management is critical in a world of growing corporate emissions that are contributing to substantial environmental degradation. The real estate industry has a significant impact on the climatic crisis, contributing to 40% of greenhouse gas emissions produced from the development and use of buildings. The British Land Company has allocated significant resources into reducing the carbon intensity of its assets and general activities. Britis…

  • Geometrid Moth Species Richness, Distribution and Community Composition in Different Forest Types of Papua New Guinea

    Jason Paliau, Alfred Mani et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2022

    As the major group of herbivorous insects, moths are highly significant in natural ecosystems. In collaboration with the Papua New Guinea (PNG) multipurpose National Forest Inventory (NFI) survey, this study investigates the species richness, distribution and community composition of Geometrid moths (Lepidoptera) in PNG’s tropical forests and analyses environmental drivers of the geometrid community structure. By providing a baseline assessment o…

  • Are Firms Following Through on Their Carbon Pledges With Effective Carbon Management? A Case Study of Sky Group

    Anna Scott, Paul Dargusch et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2022

    Effective carbon management in private industries is essential due to the significant emissions from corporations across the globe. Investigation and monitoring of carbon management strategies in large corporations, such as Sky Group, is needed to meet the Paris targets. Sky Group has provided Scope 1, 2 and 3 estimates since 2018. The firm has implemented various carbon management strategies to reduce these emissions, including sourcing 100% ren…

  • Ecological Characterization of Syzygium ( Myrtaceae ) in Papua New Guinea

    Kipiro Qizac Damas, Silvio Cianciullo et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2022

    Syzygium is the largest woody genus of flowering plants in the world and one of the most important components of the forest vegetation in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Although the systematics of the genus is improving, a comprehensive appraisal of the environmental features and gradients of its species is still lacking. Our work aims to fill this gap by analyzing the georeferenced specimens collected at the Lae National Herbarium of PNG. A data set of…

  • Understanding How Marine Protected Areas Influence Local Prosperity—A Case Study of Gili Matra, Indonesia

    Open AccessAmrullah Rosadi, Paul Dargusch et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    A Marine Protected Area (MPA) is always expected to create a specified outcome in ecosystem improvement. While they are certain to benefit marine life, MPAs also impact the surrounding communities, as they directly affect the livelihoods of people who rely on marine exploits to make a decent living. In other words, MPAs create new communal dynamics influencing the rate of prosperity in the surrounding communities. Unfortunately, the leverage of M…

  • Assessing the Impact of Marine Tourism and Protection on Cultural Ecosystem Services Using Integrated Approach: A Case Study of Gili Matra Islands

    Open AccessUrai Ridho A M F Banarsyadhimi, Paul Dargusch et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Cultural ecosystem services (CES) are intangible benefits people obtain from an ecosystem through physical and cognitive interactions. Understanding CES provides vital insights into how activities impacting ecosystem services also impact people. Gili Matra Islands, a set of three small tropical islands located in West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, are an increasingly busy marine tourism destination and a marine protected area. By integrating…

  • Food Systems Development: The Necessary Paradigm Shift for a Healthy and Sustainable Agrarian Transition, a Case Study from Bougainville, Papua New Guinea

    Open AccessGenia Hill, Rachel Friedman et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Classical agricultural development paradigms prioritise basic requirements such as agronomic, caloric and economic needs for the target environment and for beneficiaries. As challenges associated with climate change, globalisation, and population growth compound and amplify one another, project scope must be broadened to take a holistic food systems approach that includes sociocultural and historical contexts, as well as climate impacts as underp…

  • Topsoil carbon‐selective transport in an eroding soil landscape with vegetation restoration

    Open AccessJianye Li, Bojie Fu et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2021

    Water erosion affects soil carbon (C) loss and C enrichment in deposited sediment. To better understand the dynamics of water erosion and topsoil C loss with sediments after vegetation restoration, we studied the sediment yield from each rainfall event over two growing seasons (June through October) in four runoff plots with different vegetation covers ( Robinia pseudoacacia , Spiraea salicifolia , Stipa bungeana , and bare soil) in an eroding so…

  • Ant Species Diversity, Distribution, and Community Composition in Different Forest Types in Papua New Guinea

    Jacob Yombai, Petr Klimes et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2021

    Previous studies have provided important scientific information on ant species richness and composition relating to the effects of elevation, sampling approaches, stratification, and forest succession. Yet, they have primarily focused on single sites or regions. Knowledge of ant ecology should also include the impact of disturbance in various forest types. Tuna baiting and hand collection methods were used to investigate diversity and community c…

  • Untangling the underlying drivers of the use of single-use food packaging

    Open AccessSabrina Chakori, Ammar Abdul Aziz et al.ARTICLEEcological Economics2021

  • Biochar's cost constraints are overcome in small‐scale farming on tropical soils in lower‐income countries

    Open AccessSamuel Robb, Stephen Joseph et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2020

    Biochar has been lauded for its potential to mitigate climate change, increase crop yields, and reverse land degradation in tropical agricultural systems. Despite its benefits, confusion persists about whether the use of biochar is financially feasible as a soil ameliorant. A comprehensive review of previous studies of biochar's financial feasibility was performed (33 relevant publications). Financial performance appraisal (US$ Mg −1 biochar) and…

  • A Case Study of Renewable Energy Development in Myanmar

    Ei Hnin Hlaing, Paul DarguschARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2020

    Myanmar has one of the lowest electrification rates in the world, and most of its inhabitants, who lack access to electricity, live off-grid in rural areas. Despite Myanmar having abundant sun and wind energy resources, which could potentially generate electricity for rural communities, renewable energy growth in Myanmar is stunted. In this article, we examine the case study of renewable energy development in Myanmar to better understand the fact…

  • Emission Reduction Opportunities in a Rapidly Growing Economy

    Khuong Q Vuong, Nam Hoai Nguyen et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2020

    Vietnam’s Green Growth Action Plan for the period 2014–2020 sets out an overall plan for the sustainable development of the country. One of the cornerstones of that plan is the development of a greenhouse gas inventory and emission reduction opportunity assessment for Ho Chi Minh City. This provides a basis for the roadmap towards green growth in Ho Chi Minh City, one of Vietnam’s largest cities. Marginal costs of 38 emission reduction measures w…

  • Compounding impact of deforestation on Borneo’s climate during El Niño events

    Open AccessSarah Chapman, Jozef Syktus et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2020

    Both deforestation and El Niño events influence Borneo's climate, but their interaction is not well understood. Borneo's native forest cover decreased by 37.1% between 1980 and 2015 with large areas being replaced by oil palm and a mosaic of plantations and regrowth vegetation. The island is also affected by El Niño events, resulting in severe droughts and fires. Here, we used a high-resolution climate model to simulate and evaluate how deforesta…

  • Sidrap: A Study of the Factors That Led to the Development of Indonesia’s First Large-Scale Wind Farm

    Martha Maulidia, Paul Dargusch et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2019

    The first utility-scale (75 MW) wind farm facility in Indonesia (the “Sidrap” project) was launched in South Sulawesi in early 2018. In this case study, we assess how several factors contributed to the successful development of the Sidrap project including strong signals of support from the Indonesian Government; long-term local presence of private sector partners; familiarity of private sector partners with the risks and nuances of investing in …

  • An Estimate of the Financial Cost of Peatland Restoration in Indonesia

    Amanda Hansson, Paul DarguschARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2018

    The peat forests of Indonesia have experienced extensive deforestation and degradation over recent decades. High demand for Indonesian timber and plantation development has driven large-scale draining and clearing of peat forest, resulting in extensive fires and smoke haze problems across the region. These fires caused more than 100,000 premature deaths in 2015 alone, increased the pressure on several already threatened species, and placed Indone…

  • Carbon Management in an Emissions-Intensive Industry in a Developing Economy: Cement Manufacturing in Indonesia

    Togar Wiliater Soaloon Panjaitan, Paul Dargusch et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2018

    Around 600 Mt carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e) of anthropogenic greenhouse gases (GHG) emission originates from energy production and consumption in Indonesia annually. Of this output, 40 Mt CO2e comes from cement production. This makes the cement industry a key sector to target in Indonesia’s quest to reduce its emissions by 26% by 2020. Substantial opportunities exist for the industry to reduce emissions, mainly through clinker substitution, a…

  • Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land Reclamation Development in Indonesia

    Nuryanto Sasmito Slamet, Paul Dargusch et al.ARTICLECase Studies in the Environment2018

    Land reclamation activities can, directly and indirectly, impact the environment. Examples of direct effects include alterations in coastal geomorphology, variations in the chemical content of water and changes in biological composition along the littoral zone. The indirect impacts can involve geological changes and increase vulnerability to natural disasters. Reclamation processes also result in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vehicle and ma…

  • Forest loss and Borneo’s climate

    Open AccessClive Mcalpine, Alexander Johnson et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Research Letters2018

    The equatorial island of Borneo is a deforestation hotspot. However, the influence of forest loss on the island's climate remains largely unexplored. Here, we examine how forest loss is related to changes in ground-based records of temperature (1961-2007) and precipitation (1951-2007), and MODIS data for temperature (2002-2016). Analyses were performed for the entire island, lowland areas ( 15 forest loss had a >15 reduction in rainfall. We concl…