“Big Oil Reality Check,” was released 24th May 2022 by Washington, DC-based Oil Change International in collaboration with over 35 global organizations. The report, which updates a 2020 study, analyzes the latest climate pledges of BP, Chevron, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Repsol, Shell, and TotalEnergies against alignment with the 1.5C temperature goal in the Paris Agreement. The report lists over 200 expansion projects by the majors over the next 3 years that could create an additional 8.6 billion tonnes (Gt) of emissions. All eight companies’ climate pledges were judged as grossly insufficient! Time to change direction?https://electrek.co/2022/05/24/heres-where-big-oil-stands-on-climate-plans-and-its-not-good/

Australia still has the dubious record of the highest levels of greenhouse gas pollution from coal/person - more than any other de

Minderoo Foundation's Global Plastic Watch is live today!GPW is a digital platform that maps the world's pollution in real time.This will help to identify which sites are legal or illegal and whether they are adjacent to water ways that lead to the ocean.  This is cutting edge technology that combines satellite technology with machine learning and will drive better plastic waste management and reduce the estimated 10 million tonnes of plastic entering our oceans annually.  https://globalplasticwatch.org

While plastic usually takes hundreds of years to decompose, Scientists have developed an enzyme that could shorten that time to mere hours. Engineers at the University of Texas in Austin have been working on solutions to the polyethylene terephthalate problem, which currently accounts for 12 per cent of the Earth's global waste. The polymer is found in bottles, packaging and textiles. Now, they may have found the solution.https://www.joe.co.uk/environment/engineers-develop-an-enzyme-that-can-break-down-plastic-in-hours-not-centuries-333198?

For a very current Australian discussion on financing a transition to net zero, here's an upcoming webinar 10th May 2022 - Register via  www.climateandpeace.com.au Meanwhile, McKinsey has recently launched a comprehensive report on the 'Net Zero Transition' with reference to seven energy and land-use systems - Power, Industry, Mobility, Building, Agriculture, Forestry and Waste.A definition of what's involved and a set of charts - are referenced below:https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/sustainability/our-insights/six-characteristics-define-the-net-zero-transition 

In a bold stroke to help Germany replace Russian gas, Twiggy Forrest & Fortescue (FFI) have signed a contract with European energy giant EON. The goal is to produce hydrogen in Australia using renewable energy and ship to Europe for distribution through EON’s pipelines. Deliveries would begin in 2024 and increase to 5 million tonnes of hydrogen a year by 2030 - equal to about a third of the energy Germany currently imports from Russia."We are working closely with banks, institutional investors, multilaterals and credit agencies" to support this new green energy investment, stated FFI.https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/eon-australias-ffi-explore-green-hydrogen-transport-europe-