Decarbonising End-use Sectors: Green Hydrogen Certification. 'Green Hydrogen Certification, led by the members of the Decarbonising End-Use Sectors Working Group, provides an overview of technical considerations for green hydrogen tracking systems and the challenges that need to be addressed for the creation of such instruments.' (International Renewable Energy Agency - March 2022) >

'Policy makers can adopt industrial policies that address barriers and oblige or support a change from fossil fuel dependency of hard to abate sectors. An urgent task given the long lifespans of industrial assets and a limited window to avert the climate crisis.' (International Renewable Energy Agency - March 2022)

'Australian and German Governments have today opened the HyGATE initiative, a Hydrogen Innovation and Technology incubator.' (ARENAWIRE - Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Canberra) >

Swings and Roundabouts: The unexpected effects of Carbon Border Adjustments on Australia. 'Australia should pay close attention to the development of carbon border adjustments overseas; seek to improve these overseas adjustments and win fair treatment for Australian businesses, including through data recognition agreements; and examine border adjustments alongside alternative options as we develop plans for a prosperous net zero emissions future.' (The Australian Industry Group (AiGroup), Canberra) >

How can coal workers benefit from a renewables jobs boom? 'Renewable energy will be a major source of employment and can play an important role in transition for coal regions, but much depends on policy decisions made today.' (Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney) >

'Access ESG* insights on any business in Australia.' - * Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (Purpose Bureau, Sydney) >

'The IFRS Foundation is a not-for-profit, public interest organisation established to develop a single set of high-quality, understandable, enforceable and globally accepted accounting and sustainability disclosure standards—IFRS Standards—and to promote and facilitate adoption of the standards.' (International Sustainability Standards Board, London) >

Australian Actuaries Association has launched a Climate Index. '...tracks changes in the frequency of extreme high and low temperatures, heavy precipitation, dry days, strong wind and changes in sea level, mainly concentrating on the 99th percentile of observations.' (The Institute of Actuaries Australia, Sydney) >

'The rapid acceleration of corporate climate pledges, combined with the fragmentation of approaches means that it is more difficult than ever to distinguish between real climate leadership and unsubstantiated greenwashing.' (NewClimate Institute, Cologne, Germany) >

'Travelling by plane, train or automobile: the most environmentally sound choice may not always be clear.' (European Environment Agency, Luxembourg) >