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We’re just at the start of the EV revolution and our buildings are key to the transition, Or can be. See the detail of what we learnt at the Buildings as Batteries masterclass in this first of our TFE Review magazine quarterly. Featuring Ben Waters, Summer Steward, Craig Roussac, Geof Alexander, Alison Scotland, Jacob Clark, Jorge Chapa, Alex Sear, Melissa Doueihi, Simon Carter, Jason Layt, JET Charge. ADP Consulting Pty Ltd, Dexus Full magazine here: https://lnkd.in/gr_MBvZx #EV #EVchargers #electrification #energy #buildingasbatteries #industrial

Edge Impact has a new majority owner – the highly acquisitive RSK Group whose business model is to snap us as many promising companies in the sustainable solutions space as it can, keep their brands, let them do what they’re good at – and hopefully everyone prospers. Mark Haydock says RSK’s business strategy is to buy good businesses where the founder or leadership team want to continue to be involved, and everyone benefits from the continued expertise and commitment. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gmVYcCFC #sustainabilityconsultants #greenbusiness #propertysector Tina Perinotto

Team Global Express is trialling 60 EV trucks thanks to a 50:50 funding split with Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) Summer Steward took the audience at our Buildings as Batteries masterclass on a lively tour about the reality of what happens when your EV truck breaks down in the burbs, as well as the upside of switching to electric trucks. Summer’s company is a giant – so are many of the other tenants that are filling up our industrial buildings and consuming huge amounts of energy to keep their sophisticated logistics operations going. You can read about it in the first issue of our new TFE Review magazine. Between two covers you can get a great cross section of where this country is at in terms of electrification, EVs and using our massive CBD buildings and emerging industrial giants as batteries… well we need all the help we can get. https://lnkd.in/gr_MBvZx #evtrucks #EVs #industrial #electrictrucks #energy #buildingsasbatteries

Comms Declare's Belinda Noble said “We believe the gas and coal industry should be prevented from buying favourable media coverage, and that can only be done with a ban on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships.” The Fifth Estate covered alarmist claims from fossil fuel proponents trying to keep gas in the home and commercial kitchens with claims of extreme costs to disconnect from the grid and fears of blackouts. News Corps tabloids continued the battle with a week-long series promoting fossil fuel, masquerading as editorial. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gaNePPXa #fossilfuel #mediaandadvertisement #greenwashing #climatejustice

Massive thanks to all who contributed to the first issue of our new quarterly magazine TFE Review. The big feature is Buildings as Batteries Everyone had so many great contributions to make at our masterclass on this topic! Craig Roussac Jorge Chapa Alison Scotland Jacob Clark Summer Steward Alex Sear Geof Alexander Melissa Doueihi Jason Layt Tim Washington Also chipping in with contributions are Ben Waters and Emma Sutcliffe Big thanks to Dexus Dexus Place and the wonderful Isabella Rodgers who made the day smooth as silk and ADP Consulting Pty Ltd for support and for advertising along with JET Charge And thanks to Julia Grove and 🖊 Bevin Liu from our team and Willow Aliento for her contributions too!

“It’s a bit of a dark art, but big businesses are keen to own such assets because it helps them with their ESG stories,” said Knight Frank's Jason Oster - Agribusiness. A new report has found that the rural property market is experiencing increased demands due to more corporates now jumping on “green investments” and looking to invest in “natural capital”. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gXu6jcic #agribusiness #naturalcapital #commercialdevelopment #greeninvestment

Carbon dioxide removal plans need to have realistic, sustainable CDR budgets that align with ecological limits, human rights and sustainable development, writes Kate Dooley from the University of Melbourne. Removing carbon dioxide is central to climate mitigation strategies that envision global temperatures being lowered if we overshoot the Paris Agreement’s warming targets but we’ve underestimated the risks of relying on overshoot. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gBfYj6p9 #carbondioxide #carboncapture #carbonstorage #climateleadership

The downside of democracy — has led some scholars to question whether a democracy can genuinely tackle environmental issues like the climate change crisis, writes Stephen Dark. James Lovelock, believes that political plurality is incompatible with environmentalism. In a perverse but pragmatic way, Lovelock advocates for "eco-authoritarianism", declaring that climate change is such a serious threat that "it may be necessary to put democracy on hold for a while". Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/gGk2wCuu #sustainability #climatechange #climatecrisis #democracy #greenwashing

Interesting to see the growing trend by corporations to buy up land for its carbon and biodiversity wealth to ‘achieve their ESG targets’. The Fifth Estate

Thanks to the The Fifth Estate for publishing this article on the importance of architects and design in positively dealing with carbon and climate change :-) I look forward to continuing to help our profession take on this challenge with urgency and creativity/ https://lnkd.in/gWpTEXFR