'Advocates want to make ecocide a prosecutable offence with the International Criminal Court. It's an uphill battle they seem willing to fight.'(Undark magazine, Cambridge, Massachusetts) >

Zali Steggall's 5-step plan to Net Zero for Australia. 'Let’s focus on this 5-step plan making a smooth and sensible transition to a carbon neutral economy. It enables us to make the most of our natural advantages, while creating opportunities and well-paid, smart jobs.' (Zali Steggall MP - Federal Parliament - Member for Warringah) >

'Climate policies and greenhouse-gas emissions for the twenty-first century are modelled as the result of coupled feedback effects in the social, political and energy systems. Our models suggest that climate policies will increase in ambition and associated emissions reductions will probably accelerate, resulting in warming of 2 °C to 3 °C above 1880–1910 levels by 2100.' (Nature journal article - 22 Feb 2022) Determinants of emissions pathways in the coupled climate–social system. >

'Australia’s bipartisan commitment to a net-zero emissions economy in less than 30 years requires a socio-economic transition of almost unprecedented scale.' (The Grattan Institute, Melbourne) >

Too Many (Loop)holes in the Net. “Net-Zero” Promises Ring Hollow Without “Zero Fossil Fuel” Pledges. (Center for International Environmental Law, Washington DC)

'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) >

Over 700 Groups Call for an International Plastics Treaty. 'Despite a doubling of voluntary initiatives and national regulations over the last five years, plastic continues to leak into the environment at alarming rates. There is an urgent need to amplify current efforts through a more coordinated and ambitious approach. (The Center for International Environmental Law, Washington DC) >