Accredited | Awarded | Specialist
Beyond Neutral ensures that all its projects have the personal attention of its director, Mark O’Brien
- A highly experienced, accredited climate change specialist with 30+ years of wide-ranging climate experience
Over this time, he has provided specialist services and advice to Australian and international businesses, Governments and research institutions
Real-world experience of dealing with climate change has been developed across various sectors and while moving innovative abatement projects from concept into reality
Beyond a comprehensive knowledge of climate change, he understands a broad range of environmental issues including
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- sustainability, energy, water and wastewater, transport, industrial processes, waste
- biodiversity, natural resource management, agriculture and land use change
His experience and expertise have been recognised for many years
Beyond Passionate About Climate Change
Certified Environmental Practitioner (CEnvP) since the scheme started in 2005
2009 Certified Environmental Practitioner of the Year, Australia and New Zealand
“outstanding contribution to environmental practice in recent years,
particularly in the areas of carbon emission assessments and climate change mitigation”
Fellow of the Environment Institute of Australia and NZ (EIANZ) since 2011
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- EIANZ is the peak professional association for environmental practitioners in both countries
2015: first Climate Change Specialist in Australia or New Zealand, recognising his
“track record and experience in the field of climate change”
The Specialist accreditation is the highest level of certification available under the CEnvP scheme
Previously, Mark was also an accredited:
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- independent verifier for the Australian Government’s emissions reporting and climate action program
- independent verifier for the Australian Government’s carbon abatement project and carbon neutral certification scheme
- ACT Building Energy Efficiency Rating Assessor
An author/ co-author of nearly 30 publications on climate change and energy topics:
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- renewable energy
- energy efficiency
- carbon sequestration
- climate change science and policies
- aspects of Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts
- carbon footprints and climate actions to reduce them
- climate change impact assessment
- carbon offsets
- climate change impact assessment
- carbon footprints and climate actions to reduce them
- aspects of Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts
- climate change science and policies
- carbon sequestration
- energy efficiency
- renewable energy
He was a contributing author to the IPCC’s Special Report on LULUCF (Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry)
