Climate Action, Sustainability & Greening Goals

At The Biophilic Blueprint, we are aligning our publication with Australia’s and global climate and sustainability goals, while highlighting Western Australia to showcase local and community alignment.

Our approach is two‑fold: we share stories that sit within these broader frameworks, and we also feature individuals, communities, and organisations working towards their own local goals. Together, these perspectives reveal two sides of the coin—grassroots ambition alongside national and international commitments.

A key question guides our work: if WA, Australia, and the world each set goals, how is progress tracking? Over time, our collection of stories and data will build a clearer picture of what’s happening on the ground.

Storytelling is central to this process. It brings forward both the challenges and the solutions, allowing us to zoom in on specific community experiences and zoom out to see larger systemic change.

Why Track Climate and Greening Goals

Tracking climate action, sustainability and greening goals matters because it gives us a way to connect the big picture with what’s happening on the ground. Governments and international bodies set targets, but those targets only become meaningful if communities, organisations, and individuals can see where they fit in and how their work contributes. By monitoring progress, we can:

• Hold decision-makers accountable to their commitments.

• Identify gaps where goals are not being met or where progress is slow.

• Highlight where communities are innovating and leading the way.

• Create a bridge between policy ambition and lived experience.

How to Track Progress

Progress can be tracked by combining data, stories, and observation:

• Policy and data reviews: Regularly check government updates, legislation, and reporting against climate and sustainability targets (annual reports, dashboards, emissions inventories).

• Community-level stories: Gather on-the-ground perspectives from local projects, councils, businesses, and residents to show how policies translate into action.

• Indicators: Use measurable markers such as tree canopy cover, biodiversity counts, renewable energy uptake, or emissions reductions.

• Comparisons over time: Revisit the same sources, projects, or communities at intervals to create a picture of change and continuity.

Storytelling to record progress

Storytelling does more than record progress—it brings life to the data. Facts and figures can tell us where we stand, but they can’t always capture the human experience of living through change. Stories allow us to:

• Share challenges honestly, without losing sight of solutions.

• Surface the nuances that statistics may leave out.

• Provide hope by showing the creativity, resilience, and determination of people facing climate challenges.

• Colour in the gaps—what’s often left unsaid in official reports, such as cultural connections to place, emotional impacts, or the small but powerful shifts happening in daily life.

In this way, storytelling becomes a form of accountability and inspiration. It reminds us that behind every target is a lived reality, and that progress is not only about numbers but about people and their relationship to the land.