Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) & New Zealand Green Building Council (NZGBC)
released 10 August 2020
The report underscores that the technology, design, materials and expertise are available now to build more sustainable buildings which will meet investors’ growing demand for future-proofed investments that uphold environmental and social governance principles.
CSIRO
released 4 August 2020
CSIRO provided a report to the Prime Minister on practical options for Australian governments to support and improve Australia’s climate and disaster resilience on June 30, 2020. The report includes recommendations on building Australia’s climate and disaster resilience for consideration by governments and is underpinned by a more detailed technical report.
The Climate Council, Australian Conservation Foundation, World Wildlife Fund, Beyond Zero Emissions, Friends of the Earth, Australian Wind Alliance and Environment Victoria
released 4 August 2020
The paper urges the Victorian government to follow leading international voices calling for governments at all levels to seize the opportunity to scale up decarbonisation efforts while also boosting economic activity in response to the pandemic.
CSIRO and Boeing
released 4 August 2020
In collaboration with Boeing, CSIRO has produced a report that outlines a pathway forward for the adoption of hydrogen and hydrogen-based fuels to support decarbonisation within the commercial aviation industry. The report takes a long-term view – identifying short, medium and long-term adoption opportunities that will assist the industry in reducing emissions and prioritising sustainability as it recovers from the impacts of COVID-19.
Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO)
released 30 July 2020
The 2020 ISP provides an actionable roadmap for eastern Australia’s power system. The ISP draws on extensive stakeholder engagement and internal and external industry and power system expertise to develop a blueprint that maximises consumer benefits through a transition period of great complexity and uncertainty.
Emergency Leaders for Climate Action, Climate Council of Australia
released 30 July 2020
The National Bushfire and Climate Summit brought together hundreds of participants from across the country, and the world, to share their experiences, and to formulate recommendations to address the worsening risk of devastating bushfires fuelled by climate change.
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
released 28 July 2020
The recommendations in the interim report call for addressing knowledge gaps on wildlife densities and responses to fire, improving habitat connectivity to help mobile species escape fire, identifying and protecting unburnt habitat crucial to threatened species, improving fire prevention and management, and establishing rapid response teams to help species impacted by fire.