Accounting for Nature: 'Environmental accounting can change the world.' 'Accounting for Nature is a transparent, affordable, verifiable and certifiable environmental accounting framework to inform better investment, policy and management decisions in natural capital. These include carbon co-benefits, green bonds, environmental offsets and impact investments.' (Accounting for Nature, Sydney and Brisbane) >

We can cut Australia’s emissions 81% by 2030 with a national cleantech rollout. 'Deploy outlines a five-year deployment plan, identifying the most impactful market-ready technologies, the number of units of each technology we need to deploy, and what it means for rollout rates over the next five years.' (Beyond Zero Emissions, Melbourne) >

'A COP failure was avoided, but it was only a very moderate success for the climate.' (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research) >

Greenwashing Governments and Oil Companies Turned COP27 Into a Climate Disaster 'Oil companies, dictators and greenwashers captured the process more effectively than ever' (TRUTHOUT, Sacramento, California USA) >

The Climate Book: The Facts And The Solutions. Created by Greta Thunberg. A collection of over 100 authoritative specialists writing about their specialty, on the issues of climate change. Greta introduces each section of the book - and the experts write in everyday English. The book is essentially a curated compendium of climate change and what needs to be done to deal with it. The Climate Book (Penguin - ISBN: 9780241547472 ) Available in Print, eBook, audio To see the list of 'chapters', click on 'Look Inside'. (Note: prices vary widely between various sellers)

Avoiding 'Green Washing' in Net-Zero Financing. “We must have zero tolerance for net-zero greenwashing,” said the Secretary-General at the launch of the Group’s report at the UN Climate Conference (COP27) at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 8 November 2022. Calling the report “a how-to guide to ensure credible, accountable net-zero pledges” he explained that it provides clarity in four key areas – environmental integrity, credibility, accountability, and the role of governments. (United Nations - Climate Action) >

Economic losses from hurricanes become too big to be offset by the US if warming continues. “Our calculations show, for the first time, that the US economy as one of the strongest on our planet, will eventually not be able to offset the losses in their supply chains on their own. Increasing hurricane damages will exceed the coping capacities of this economic super-power.” (Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany)

'turning waste back into products that re-enter the local supply chain' (Closed Loop Environmental Solutions Pty Ltd, Melbourne) >

'200 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2021' (Global Witness - The Ecologist, London) >

'A large proportion of people will agree to buying organic, but only a small percentage of those people actually will. Mainstreaming these sustainable products are difficult. My hope is that the insights from my research will inform new government policies and interventions that can encourage more sustainable consumption.' (Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney) >