Western Australia is a big state. We have many different kinds of environments, with many kinds of food and fibre produced by many people for many markets all over the world.
When it comes to working towards net zero emissions (aka carbon neutrality) while remaining profitable and productive, there are no silver bullets.
Individuals, businesses and organisations are taking steps towards net zero emissions, in ways that make sense for them.
Here are some of their stories.
AgZero2030 began as a forum of concerned agricultural leaders here in Western Australia, driven by the urgent need to place our industry on the right side of history regarding climate change and decarbonisation. The forum surfaced a shared…
The topic of discussion for the first group of diverse panelists at AgZero’s forum - The Power Shift: Transitioning Farm Communities to Renewables - held on June 20, 2024.
AgZero2030 is committed to supporting the WA Agriculture sector to be part of the climate solution by targeting carbon neutrality by 2030, sharing stories of the diverse range of profitable climate-smart practises and actively contributing to…
The first part of the project focused on analysing historical trends in soil organic carbon under total cropping and mixed enterprise farms in the Corrigin and Bruce Rock district over a 25-year period.
The submission highlighted that with competition for land use increasing, there is a risk agricultural land allocation will permanently switch to carbon and environmental offsets for other high polluting industries.
AgZero2030 is committed to supporting the WA Agriculture sector to be part of the climate solution by targeting carbon neutrality by 2030, sharing stories of the diverse range of profitable climate-smart practises and actively contributing to…
The event aimed to inspire positive change and offer valuable insights into achieving carbon neutrality, with speakers discussing current developments and innovative solutions in the field.
A submission was made by AgZero2030 regarding the Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023, with the group urging the government treat the bill as a high priority.
Held on Friday, November 17 in Perth, the ESG Trends panel moved through a discussion and answered questions from the audience, with four key issues emerging throughout.
While commending the government for developing the Bill, the submission from AgZero2030 addressed several key features of, or omissions from, the proposed Bill which troubled the organisation and its members.
