What a disaster

Fossil Fuels tell us they’re the cheapest. So why should they get a subsidy?

I personally didn't need more evidence that we can decouple emissions growth from economic growth. But if you did 👇 fastcompany.com/90532871/41-st…

We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rebuild Australia's economy by creating one million new, good, secure jobs in the next five years. See the plan: bze.org.au/the-million-jo…

Great insights from Al Gore on current Tech innovations on emissions and importance of science based targets

Many analysts argue that the economic disaster caused by the pandemic has helped galvanize money managers—who now see climate change as the next global financial crisis—to urgently protect their assets by transitioning away from high-carbon industries: insideclimatenews.org/news/07082020/…

“We have a rich energy export history and renewables is our next big step. We have the technology. We have the economics. And we have an opportunity to become a renewable energy superpower.” Yes - I said it. Because it’s true. 👏🏻 SunCable⁩ team! on.ft.com/2PV1Um9

The win win

Huge swathes of the Arctic are turning black and scientists have finally discovered the reason why. Read more: bit.ly/3fSgBRb #YEARSproject #ClimateFacts

Recently completed a course in sustainability from Uni of Illinois. Studying after so many years was a bit of a shock to the system. Learnt a valuable overview of the difficulty in change for entrenched interests and individual winners vs the planet. coursera.org/account/accomp…

Sustainability is not a trend, it's a business imperative. Great to see more and more investors and companies recognize this: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

We want real long term visionary leadership from Canberra. We get self-centered short term opportunists. The people, money and companies are moving to a sustainable future. Time for Canberra to catch up.

🗣️ New CFTC report "underscores how serious a systemic threat climate change poses to capital markets + how concerned stakeholders from across the political spectrum are," says Ceres CEO Mindy Lubber, member of the subcommittee behind the report: bit.ly/2R6p4Xf

IBM Joins World Business Council for Sustainable Development esgtoday.com/ibm-joins-worl… IBM gj #ESG #sustainablebusiness #sustainabletechnology #goodtech

Senior management should ensure that the company’s mission is embraced by everyone in the organization, right down to workers on the shop floor. s.hbr.org/2DRUPAj

We are at a precipice. The #CeresRoadmap2030🛣️ calls on companies to: 🌍 STABILIZE the climate 💧 PROTECT water + natural resources ⚖️ BUILD a just + inclusive economy Explore the actions needed today + in the decade ahead: bit.ly/36NtRWi

Fitch Launches ESG Vulnerability Scores, Starting with Utilities esgtoday.com/fitch-launches… Fitch Ratings #ESG #creditratings #ESGrisks #climaterisk #utilities #energytransition #climatechange #ghgemissions #sustainableinvesting

First-of-its-kind report finds U.S. banks are far more exposed to climate risk than previously understood. Ceres’ Dan Saccardi says “it’s time to usher in a new era of climate risk analysis, assessment and mitigation in the banking sector." ceres.org/news-center/pr…

Oil and gas funds Russia's war machine Oil and gas is its main weapon against Europe We can get off oil and gas theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

"This is an anti-inflationary investment in the future of the country that lowers the cost of living for real households and saves the country more money than the government invests. That is even more true if we did it in Australia and we can do it here today." - Saul Griffith