https://www.climateleaders.org.au/ Recent content on Australian Climate Leaders Coalition Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/media/business-working-together-to-accelerate-emissions-reductions/ Wed, 25 Nov 2020 04:35:08 +0000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/media/business-working-together-to-accelerate-emissions-reductions/ Corporate Australia is working together through the Climate Leaders Coalition to collaborate and problem solve some of the country’s hardest decarbonisation challenges. Uniquely, this initiative combines scale with collaboration so that CEOs learn from, help each other and share best practice as they collectively work on specific initiatives to accelerate their own actions towards a net zero carbon economy. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/exploring-renewable-hydrogen-to-make-ammonia/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 03:13:34 +0000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/exploring-renewable-hydrogen-to-make-ammonia/ Problem being solved Fertilisers are essential to provide the yields required to feed a growing population, and explosives are essential to unlock the metals and minerals we need to rebuild infrastructure and address other challenges associated with climate change. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/media/climate-leaders-coalition-celebrating-our-launch/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:02:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/media/climate-leaders-coalition-celebrating-our-launch/ An initiative of The B-Team Australasia, The Climate Leaders’ Coalition (CLC) is building momentum with our launch meeting having taken place on 26 August 2020. This was a roundtable session of the 22 Founding Member CEOs representing a diverse range of leading Australian companies and organisations. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/microsoft-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:01 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/microsoft-1/ AI transforms Kakadu management Microsoft is partnering with Kakadu National Park rangers and Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, in a pioneering program that is mixing responsible artificial intelligence and modern science with traditional knowledge to solve complex environmental management problems, and care for animal species and habitats. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/citi-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/citi-1/ Problem Being Solved Climate change is a global challenge of tremendous magnitude requiring immediate action. The banking sector has a key role to play given it finances the global economy. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/sap-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/sap-1/ Problem Being Solved Although the impact of COVID-19 will reduce global emissions in 2020, we clearly remain on an unsustainable path, as Voice of Action recently reported. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/worley-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/worley-1/ Problem Being Solved The world will continue to rely on hydrocarbon-based fuels and products over the coming decades. As such, gradual decarbonisation of the energy, chemicals and resources sectors will be necessary to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/santos-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/santos-1/ Problem Being Solved Australia needs low cost and reliable ways to provide the energy to power our homes and businesses while minimising greenhouse gas emissions. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/incitec-pivot-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/incitec-pivot-1/ Problem Being Solved Commercial mining explosives are made from a mixture of ammonium nitrate (AN) and fuel oil (FO). To allow for uncertainty in geology and conditions, mining engineers typically design blasts with 10% or more extra explosives to ensure an effective blast. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/deloitte-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/deloitte-1/ Problem Being Solved Deloitte recognises that climate change is one of the biggest shared challenges facing humanity today. A part of Deloitte Australia’s climate ambition is a desire to empower our 10,000+ people to take action, starting with increasing awareness and building understanding. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/bhp-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/bhp-1/ Problem Being Solved BHP has set targets to reduce greenhouse gases, including a long-term goal of achieving net-zero emissions from its operations in the latter half of this century. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/rio-tinto-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/rio-tinto-1/ Problem Being Solved Rio Tinto operates within value chains which have significant scale globally, from the extraction of minerals in the ground to the manufacturing and use of consumer products. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/mirvac-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/mirvac-1/ Problem Being Solved Climate change, and its related environmental, economic and social impacts, is one of the biggest crises our planet is facing. We have seen an increase in extreme weather events around the world, and here in Australia over the past five years, we have been affected by more instances of bushfires, extreme heatwaves, flooding and cyclones than in previous recorded history. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/australian-red-cross-society-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/australian-red-cross-society-1/ Problem Being Solved Australian Red Cross maintains a fleet of vehicles to enable the provision of a range of humanitarian services from door-to-door transport service for patients to attend non-urgent medical appointments, through to community outreach programs for Young Parents and First Nations’ Peoples. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/dexus-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/dexus-1/ Problem Being Solved Buildings are long-lived assets that present significant opportunities for decarbonisation. We regularly look at ways to understand how our properties can lead the transition to a low carbon economy, while simultaneously protecting our portfolio from ongoing climate shifts. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/lion-1/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/lion-1/ Problem Being Solved Since setting a target to reduce its carbon footprint by 30 per cent by 2025 from its 2015 baseline, Lion has established a ‘whole brewery’ carbon reduction approach across its Australian breweries, including energy efficiency initiatives, biogas utilisation, rooftop solar, renewable electricity power purchase agreements (PPAs) through to providing brewers grain to reduce livestock emissions. https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/santos-2/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +1000 https://www.climateleaders.org.au/case-studies/santos-2/ Problem Being Solved Problem being solved: Northern Australia is one of the most fire prone environments on earth – almost half burns every year, the major contributor to the NT’s GHG emissions.