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"This year’s heightened drumbeat of extreme weather shows us how little time we
actually have to slash emissions.
It is now clear that going slow on cutting greenhouse gas emissions is much
more expensive than taking action. At this week’s climate ambition summit,
United Nations secretary general António Guterres warned the world is “decades
behind” in the transition to clean energy.
The UN’s new Global Stocktake makes clear we need to accelerate the race to net
zero.
It’s time to act as quickly as humanly possible. This week, Australia’s leading
engineers and technology experts from the Australian Academy of Technological
Sciences and Engineering have called for Australia to get to net zero 15 years
quicker than our current goal of 2050 to be more consistent with a 1.5°C
trajectory.
It will be hard. But ask yourself – what is the alternative?
To shake us out of business as usual, we have to fast-track regulatory change,
upskill the workforce, future-proof national infrastructure, embed a zero-waste
approach to supply chains and massively boost business investment. Here’s how."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
