Planetary Accounting: Carbon emissions and beyond | Kate Meyer | TEDxAuckland

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Currencies and budgets, though not the sexiest topics, may just be the key to saving our planet.
Kate Meyer, Founding Director of The Planetary Accounting Network, imagines a future where transparency and accountability guide purchase decisions for the good of our planet. It’s called planetary accounting, and, unlike traditional environmental accounting, it encourages conscious consumption backed by the ability to make informed and educated choices. After all, when it comes to environmental crises such as climate change, there are many urgent calls to action, but little in the way of action plans. Planetary accounting gives individuals, businesses and governments the tools needed to turn science into action and contribute to redirecting the current trajectory of our planet’s health. The applications for planetary accounting are endless, and the effects of its use are forecasted to be, quite literally, world-changing.
Kate Meyer is a sustainability scientist, engineer and author with a vision of the future that has humans, the guardians of the planet, flourishing while prioritising planetary health. In her early career, she led the sustainable design for many award-winning developments in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Singapore. During this time Kate noticed a chasm between the science of sustainability and organisations’ policies and practices. Her response was to found the Planetary Accounting Network, a charitable trust that helps people, businesses and governments operate within the planet’s limits. She is also the Business Director for Sustainability at Beca, leading their efforts to positively impact community, economic and environmental outcomes across a range of locations. Her world-changing pursuits are receiving national and international recognition, poised to shape the future of earth-saving efforts.
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