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  Greener living made easy.

  It takes a lot of investigating and learning (and energy) to be "green". To make it easier for people and businesses to be environmentally friendly a green tic (or similar symbol) could be set up in much the same way as the Heart Foundation's red tick. The tick could be displayed on approved products according to specified standards and a website created which showcases these products and why they received the tick, ...more »

  It takes a lot of investigating and learning (and energy) to be "green". To make it easier for people and businesses to be environmentally friendly a green tic (or similar symbol) could be set up in much the same way as the Heart Foundation's red tick. The tick could be displayed on approved products according to specified standards and a website created which showcases these products and why they received the tick, as well as other "green" ideas and other important environmental information (including government programs and initiatives).

  This would also encourage businesses to strive to be more environmentally friendly so that their products can receive and display the tick.

  There is a lot of information "out there" but having it in an accessible, easy to understand and recognise manner will help to take the stress out of trying to 'do your bit" for the environment.

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  Submitted by lrmck73 3 years ago

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  CSIRO 'National Physical Account and Policy Resource' source data & models

  The CSIRO works with government and others to model Australia's future and to give "detailed assessments of development sustainability and the best options to support sustainability in Australia." To support this work the CSIRO has developed the 'National Physical Account and Policy Resource' which includes both the Australian Stocks and Flows Model (ASFF) and OzEcco (an embodied energy model of Australia's economy). ...more »

  The CSIRO works with government and others to model Australia's future and to give "detailed assessments of development sustainability and the best options to support sustainability in Australia."

  To support this work the CSIRO has developed the 'National Physical Account and Policy Resource' which includes both the Australian Stocks and Flows Model (ASFF) and OzEcco (an embodied energy model of Australia's economy).

  The 'Australian Stocks and Flows Framework' in particular is an extremely innovative and important tool for assessing the real state of Australia's environmental and economic health. The framework, which combines data collection with computer-based modelling, has been used to produce reports on everything from the environmental and economic impact of different population growth scenarios to an analysis of the skills base needed for 'green jobs' growth.

  I might be wrong, but as far as I can tell the data used in the ASFF isn't available online, and neither are any of the models used. This stuff is too important not to share! Any custom software used in the ASFF should if possible be open-sourced, and the data made available at least as accessibly as in the State of the Environment 'Data Reporting System'.

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  http://www.csiro.au/science/FuturesModelling.html

  http://www.environment.gov.au/soe/2006/publications/drs/index.html

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