{"links":{"self":"http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DE260101623"},"data":{"type":"grant-details","id":"DE260101623","attributes":{"code":"DE260101623","administering-organisation":"The University of Sydney","announcement-administering-organisation":"The University of Sydney","scheme-name":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","grant-status":"Active","funding-commencement-year":2026,"years-funded":3,"project-start-date":"2026-12-30","anticipated-end-date":"2029-12-29","grant-summary":"Earth’s Thermostat: Did landscape evolution cool past Hothouse climates? This project explores how Earth's landscape has been reshaped over millions of years — and how these changes helped cool the planet by pulling CO2 from the atmosphere. By understanding how erosion and weathering naturally remove CO2, we can better assess climate change solutions that aim to speed up this process, like enhanced silicate weathering. Expected outcomes include the first global models linking landscape evolution to the geochemical record, revealing how Earth's natural thermostat works. The findings will guide carbon removal strategies and help pinpoint stable crustal regions rich in critical minerals for the green energy transition. ","funding-current":521449.00,"funding-at-announcement":517214,"investigators-current":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Samuel","familyName":"Boone","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0003-2274-7933 "}],"investigators-at-announcement":[{"title":"Dr","firstName":"Samuel","familyName":"Boone","roleName":"Discovery Early Career Researcher Award","roleCode":"DECRA","isFellowship":true,"orcidIdentifier":"0000-0003-2274-7933 "}],"organisations-current":[{"organisationName":"The University of Sydney","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"organisations-at-announcement":[{"organisationName":"The University of Sydney","roleName":"Administering Organisation","state":"NSW"}],"field-of-research":[{"isPrimary":false,"code":"370502","name":"Geochronology","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":true,"code":"3709","name":"Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"370901","name":"Geomorphology and Earth Surface Processes","type":"FOR20"},{"isPrimary":false,"code":"370904","name":"Palaeoclimatology","type":"FOR20"}],"socio-economic-objective":[{"code":"190501","name":"Climate Change Models","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"250302","name":"Copper Ore Exploration","type":"SEO20"},{"code":"280107","name":"Expanding Knowledge In the Earth Sciences","type":"SEO20"}],"international-collaboration":["England"],"lief-register":[],"achievement-summary":null,"national-interest-test-statement":"A major gap in our understanding of Earth's history is how landscapes have evolved through deep time — and how this natural process has both removed CO₂ from the atmosphere and controlled where critical minerals like copper are found. This project addresses that gap by reconstructing how Earth's surface has changed over millions of years, unlocking new insights into the planet's role in regulating past climates. These discoveries will not only improve predictions of how landscapes will respond to future climate change but could also reveal new ways to accelerate CO₂ removal from the atmosphere. Understanding how landscapes have shaped the distribution of critical minerals will also help Australian mining companies explore for the resources needed to power the global clean energy transition. By working closely with Geoscience Australia, the project will deliver science that directly supports national initiatives to secure Australia's mineral future, grow the economy, and help achieve net-zero emissions."}}}