Life on Planet A

#2 Kara Breaks Down Environment Policy


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Sustainability News This week:

  • Earth Day: How far have we come in 50 years since the first Earth Day
  • Micro-plastic contamination in East Antarctic sea ice
  • The environmental price of fast fashion


We talked to Kara Robinson from the company the South Pole to discuss environmental policy and break down some of the common terms we hear and describe what it means for emissions. 

For example, some of the questions we asked were:

  • Companies such as New Forests have committed to becoming carbon-neutral businesses under a new climate action plan. Rio Tinto has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050 and BHP last year confirmed its own net-zero target. What does this mean? 
  • Is carbon offsetting the answer? What role does offsetting play in reducing carbon emissions?
  • What is your opinion of the Scope 3 Bill? What does this Bill say about the NSW government's motives towards combating climate change?

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Life on Planet ABy Heidi and Bella