Jemma Green

Jemma Green (born April 7, 1979) is an Australian environmental scientist, entrepreneur and author.

Early life

Green was born in Perth, Australia in 1979. Her mother, Luciana, an Italian immigrant, is a public servant. Her father John (deceased) was an Irish born thoroughbred horse breeder and trainer.

Career

Green worked in JP Morgan’s London-based Global Environmental and Social Risk Management office. In 2013, she repatriated to Australia, working as a Research Fellow at Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, she is also on the Advisory Board to the Carbon Tracker Initiative, a London-based research NGO and is also on the Advisory Board of 1 Million Women. Jemma Green was elected as a councillor at the City of Perth in October 2015. In 2016, Jemma was made a 40under40 winner by Western Australian Business News. In 2016, Jemma cofounded and is chair of Power Ledger, a blockchain energy company that enables peer-to-peer trading of electricity.

Works, publications and articles

• 2015 Designed for the future: Practical ideas for a sustainable world, Princeton Architectural Press
• 2015 Power to grow The Griffith Review
• 2014 How much will you pay for clean energy? ABC Radio National Science Show
• 2014 Opec v oil prices how the world's biggest oil cartel lost its power The Conversation
• 2014 Building a housing industry from the relics of a car industry The Conversation
• 2014 Deal puts fossil fuels on notice The West Australian
• 2014 Direct Action policy still leaves loopholes open for big polluters The Conversation
• 2014 Three major loopholes in Direct Action Climate Plan The Conversation
• 2014 Pilbara 2050 Curtin University
• 2014 As slowdown looms, the Pilbara will need networks to thrive The Conversation
• 2013 Federals faff with carbon, West Australian emissions skyrocket The Conversation
• 2013 Is the nation riding on the back of Western Australia? ABC Radio National
• 2013 Perth congested by a lack of realism The Age