The Future Geoff's Good Things
What does the future hold?
Common Grace -
"Common Grace is an online Australian Christian movement for justice. We exist to inspire and organise Australian Christians to think, speak and act like Jesus for a more just world.
Common Grace seeks to be a gracious public Christian voice that is both provocative and compassionate, and one that helps to re-frame public attitudes toward Christianity. "
Brooke Prentice is their CEO, she is an Aboriginal Christian
Leader from the Wakka Wakka peoples.
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Superannuation Funds -
According to a report in a 2019 Money Magazine titled, "The 14 greenest and cleanest superannuation funds",stated that "In face of rising public concern and increasing financial consequences of climate change, Simon O'Connor [ Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA) Chief Executive] says the consideration of climate risk by super fund boards continues to grow. It found 81% of Australia's largest super funds are committed to responsible investment (up from 70% in 2016), and 72% report annually on responsible investment activity (compared to 44% in 2016)."
"The top 14 funds that made the RIAA leader board include Australian Ethical, AustralianSuper, CareSuper, Cbus, Christian Super, First State Super, Future Fund, Future Super, HESTA, Local Government Super, NZ Super Fund, Unisuper, VicSuper and Vision Super."
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Andrew (Twiggy) Forrest -
Currently, according to the 2021 Rich List, is Australia's second richest person, through his Minderoo Foundation, is doing lots of good things including addressing plastic pollution, community initiatives, funding ocean research, actions to address modern slavery.
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World's Largest Solar Farm -
The Australia–ASEAN Power Link is a proposed project that
is expected to have the world's largest solar array covering
12,000 ha and creating 10 gigawatts, most of which will be
exported via the worlds longest submarine power cable to
Singapore and controlled through the world's largest battery
.
This project is It is expected to cost AU$22 billion (US$16
billion) with Initial investments coming from billionaires
Mike Cannon-Brookes (Atlassian) and Andrew Forrest.
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Big Batteries for NSW Power Stations -
A 700MW battery is to be installed at Eraring power station on Lake Macquarie plus a 500MW near Wallerawang power station near Lithgow. Both these will utilize much of the current local power infrastructure.
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Farmers for Climate Action -
We are "the only farmer-led organisation that specialises in climate action, we work across the agricultural and climate sectors to manage risks and find opportunities to adapt to, and mitigate, climate change.
Our theory of change is simple. We believe that if we organise farmers, graziers and agriculturalists, to lead climate solutions on-farm and advocate together, we can influence our sector and the government to implement climate policies that reduce pollution and benefit rural communities."
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A Rocha -
"A Rocha is a Christian nature conservation organization, our name coming from the Portuguese for ‘the Rock’, as the first initiative was a field study centre in Portugal. A Rocha projects are frequently cross-cultural in character, and share a community emphasis, with a focus on science and research, practical conservation and environmental education."
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Together to Zero -
"Together to Zero sets out Coles' ambition to reduce its impact on the environment, outlining its aspiration towards zero emissions, zero waste and zero hunger. We will work together to bring about change in these areas, with high expectations for ourselves and the broader community."
Whilst this may be a promotional exercise, though hopefully more than that, at least the company believes that consumers value zero emissions.