According to an Inside Retail article, if retailers were to ditch printing receipts altogether, Australia could save approximately

The city of New York sponsors Mulch Fest at 10 locations, this one in Washington Square Park.  You bring the tree and an empty bucket and leave with a mulch for your garden or to "give" to a street tree.  https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/festivals/mulchfest

What COP27 and 'Net Zero' was to Climate, so COP15 and 'Nature Positive' is for Biodiversity and the Conference underway in Montreal has struck a '30 by 30' deal to restore 30% of the Earth for 'nature' by 2030.Amid plummeting insect numbers, acidifying oceans filled with plastic waste, and rampant overconsumption of the planet’s resources, the agreement, if implemented, could signal major changes to farming, business supply chains and the role of Indigenous communities in conservation.China’s environment minister and Cop15 president, Huang Runqiu pushed through the agreement (and the US didn't sign): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/cop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-

The Australian Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) is a group of cross-sectoral Australian corporate CEOs supporting the Paris Agreement commitments and setting public decarbonisation targets. Its purpose is to provide a common voice on why big business is seeing decarbonisation as a way to ensure long term economic sustainability – and how they can have an impact and realise competitive advantage through early action in an apolitical and non-confrontational manner.The CLC is action orientated and provides an open, confidential and authentic forum for CEOs to share the challenges of their decarbonisation journeys....MOREhttps://www.climateleaders.org.au/about/

Climate tech has a critical role to play. Australia has a strong industry and has the opportunity to be a world leader. This festival brings together entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, customers and supporters to build the solutions the world needs.Find out why climate tech is the most important sector in the startup world. Why investment is flowing 5x faster than any other industry. Learn about the innovative ways these founders are solving the biggest challenge of our time.‍DETAILSDec 7, 2022, 12-8pmAustralian National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour, SydneyTO BOOKhttps://events.humanitix.com/climate-tech-festival

The Good: Loss and damage gets a dedicated fundThe Bad: No sunset for oil and gas with a pushback from Saudi Arabia and other major oil and gas exporters - can this be resolved in Dubai at COP28???However: China’s top climate diplomat Xie Zhenhua announced that his country, the world’s top methane emitter, is cooking up a national strategy for curbing methane emissions - this is a significant step.The Ugly: News from CSIRO saying we have already reached 1.47deg warmingAnd Maybe: COP31 in Australia - and we'll be over 1.5deg by then?https://qz.com/emails/cop27/1849803425/cop27-the-good-the-bad-and-the-vaguely