Research suggests carbon footprint can be halved through super By Neil Griffiths 02 August 2021 New research suggests that Australians can tackle the issue of climate change in a major way by switching to an ethical superannuation fund. Fund manager Australian Ethical calculates that if the country’s $3 trillion pool of super was put into a climate-friendly fund, it could equal a lower carbon footprint of about 78 million tonnes of carbon per year that is equal to half the household emissions across all of Australia. On the back of the study, Australian Ethical chief executive John McMurdo said it is an “alarming truth” that most Australians don't know what their super funds are invested in.