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If money is to be made by addressing climate change, why aren’t more businesses and entrepreneurs getting involved?

A number of experts, financiers, entrepreneurs and investors met at an event in Sydney last week. The conference, Creating Climate Wealth, brought together important leaders, including keynote speaker Sir Richard Branson, to join experts from Carbon War Room to discuss ways business can make a (profitable) difference by addressing climate change.

Australian industry relies heavily on the benefits that the mining and resource boom brings to the economy, but how can companies address renewable energy targets and create sustainable momentum that is cost-effective?

Kirsten Lees speaks to Jigar Shah, CEO of Carbon War Room, about visionary strategies to target climate change. Janine Cahill, organiser of Creating Climate Wealth, explains what the conference hopes to achieve and how large corporations and entrepreneurs can collaborate and work out how to address a global challenge.

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