The connection between scientific research and government action appears to have a long way to go. Financial advocacy group Market Forces has revealed that the four major banks of Australia (Commonwealth, ANZ, NAB and Westpac) have approved funding for $5.

The International Renewable Energy Agency has revealed that increasing renewables to 36 percent of the global energy mix by 2030 would generate about half the emissions reductions needed to prevent global warming rising above 2 degrees celsius.

Australian start-up CIM Environmental Group has developed a software program that could save corporations millions of dollars on their energy bill. The Sydney startup promises to lower energy costs for big business, as well as carbon emissions using their sophisticated ACE Platform.