John helps us understand the pathways to zero-carbon future

Professor John Wiseman.

Professor John Wiseman is both a friend of Beneath the Wisteria and author of “Pathways to a zero-carbon economy: learning from large scale decarbonisation strategies”.

Prof Wiseman is the Deputy Director of the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute at the University of Melbourne.

The executive summary begins: “This paper provides an overview of key features of the most promising and innovative large scale low-carbon economy transition plans and strategies.”

Key findings of the report open with the statement: “The probability and risks of global warming of four degrees or more are rapidly increasing. This is an argument for visionary leadership and decisive action rather than political paralysis and buck-passing.”