Episodes

  • Mark Allen (pictured) is an environmental campaigner based in Albany, Western Australia, with a professional background in town planning sustainability. He is also the co-host of the "Post Growth Australia" podcast.

    You can learn more about Mark, his ideas and broader philosophies, through his website, "Holistic Activism".

    Mark also praised the book by permaculturist, David Holgren, "Retrosuburbia: The Downshifter's Guide to a Resilient Future".

    He will expand on his ideas for a town-planning rebellion when he joins (via Zoom) Shepparton's Beneath the Wisteria on Saturday, March 23, at 11:00 am. More information about that event can be had from me, Robert McLean,

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  • This final session of the February 24 Climate Cooling Mini Summit was chaired by Sally Macadam (pictured), the co-ordinator of "Climate Emergency Australia".

    Sally led the workshop through discussions, including Adrian Whitehead from "Council and Community Action in the Climate Emergency"; Cr. Trent McCarthy from Darebin City Council, Trent set the wheels in motion several years ago to see Darebin become the first council in the world to declare a climate emergency; Dale Martin talked about the Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit: and we heard about the "Climate Alliance".

    The Climate Cooling Mini Summit was a part of the "National Sustainability Living Festival".

    Recordings from all events will be included on The National Centre for Climate Restoration (Breakthrough) website.

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  • Dan Cowdell (pictured) has led Geelong Sustainability through a project creating an innovative and award-winning idea resulting in Climate Safe Rooms.

    Beyond the rather special Climate Safe Rooms project, Dan's group has created a useful and thoughtful website where people will find almost everything they need to know about Climate Safe Rooms.

    Also on the webpage is an ABC television news report about a Geelong woman who has benefitted from the project - check it out!

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  • Melbourne's Bryony Edwards (pictured) was the host for the second session of the "Climate Cooling Mini Summit", which was a part of the "National Sustainability Living Festival".

    That session was entitled "Australia’s Climate Rescue Accord" and involved a panel of speakers who addressed the idea of cooling the planet.

    It was early in the session that the host encouraged people to join the free "Climate Accord Workshop" on Wednesday, February 28, where participants will have the opportunity to discuss what is required to stop and reverse warming, against proposals from select parties and independents. It will also workshop how policy frameworks can be improved.

    A recording of the Climate Cooling Mini Summit will be posted soon on the Breakthroughonline website.

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  • Melbourne's David Spratt (pictured), a researcher with the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration Australia, hosted the opening session at Melbourne's "Climate Cooling Mini Summit.

    David had two Finnish guests from "Operaatio Arktis" who followed and led David as he took a deep dive on "Climate Cooling and activism".

    The online event was a part of the Melbourne-based "National Sustainability Living Festival".

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  • Tim Hollo is well known in Green circles and he will soon bin in Hobsons Bay talking about his book, "Living Democracy";

    "Renovation Pathways";

    "Labor accused of trying to ‘silence Aboriginal voices’ over possible changes to gas project consultations";

    "We Can Still Resist a Pipeline to Hell";

    "Ageing Victorian energy network faces fresh inquiry after blackouts";

    "Treasury asks for economic plan to pay for climate crisis";

    "Five ways El Niño is wreaking havoc in South America";

    "WA heatwave: Perth breaks records with seven February days above 40C";

    "Climate change brings more work, more risk for wildfire workers";

    "New York lobbyists ‘aiding and abetting’ climate crisis, research reveals";

    "Company gives retired wind turbine blades new life";

    "New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive";

    "Ten of Australia’s top companies lack clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels, report says";

    "A 'perfect storm' is pushing desperate parents to marry off their children";

    "Bob Brown charge, ban over giant tree logging protest";

    "Struggling in these extraordinary times? The answer may be compassion";

    "Ross Gelbspan, author who probed roots of climate change denial, dies at 84";

    "The public wants clean energy – but this is Australia, where the climate wars never die";

    "Severe storm warning as Sydney cleans up";

    "February on course to break unprecedented number of heat records";

    "Western Australian town Carnarvon hottest place on earth as scorcher melts records";

    "Australian researchers are on the hunt for the world's oldest ice";

    "E-Bike Battery Forum Focuses on Fire Risks and Recycling";

    "Cycling Advocates Make Seven Point 2024/25 Federal Budget Submission";

    "Sea Otters Are the Unlikely Heroes Helping to Restore a Marine Ecosystem";

    "Saturation point: Australia’s best known carbon-neutral farm can no longer offset its emissions";

    "Can we be inoculated against climate misinformation? Yes – if we prebunk rather than debunk";

    "Greenland Is Literally Rising From The Ocean as It Loses Its Fringe of Glaciers";

    "Indigenous Languages Are Founts of Environmental Knowledge";

    "Climate experts sound alarm over thriving plant life at Greenland ice sheet";

    "Volkswagen, Hyundai lining up in favour of Vehicle Efficiency Standard, as car execs meet for crisis talks";

    "Wind power awards and wildlife photography: Positive environmental stories from 2024";

    "Shock as warming accelerates, 1.5°C is breached faster than forecast";

    "EU floats 90% emissions target but drops green farming measures";

    "Why this is one of the planetary shifts scientists are most worried about";

    "How Ford’s F-150 Lightning, Once in Hot Demand, Lost Its Luster";

    "Earth Was Due for Another Year of Record Warmth. But This Warm?";

    "Is Carbon Capture Here?";

    "As U.S. football season kicks off, climate change threatens the game";

    "Tour de France: future heatwaves may make it untenable to hold the race in July";

    "Eight things grassroots football clubs can do to reach net zero";

    "How to make a Premier League club truly climate-friendly";

    "Australia’s new car safety standards slipping behind rest of world".

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  • Electric cars have advantages but are still just that, demanding a spacious road network and copious parking areas in our towns and cities.

    "Why do Chinese EVs meet so much resistance?";

    "Victoria’s blackout crisis is rooted in a decade of Coalition inaction";

    "Be brave, stay positive, find your tribe: three climate activists explain how to get started";

    "Five women scientists working to save the world";

    "Mike vs the fossil fuel machine: Push for a new legal duty to the environment";

    "Climate case explores how law and tikanga intersect";

    "Climate Is Now a Culture War Issue";

    "Fearsome threesome: how a trio of climate drivers is baking Australia’s west and leaving the east soaked";

    "Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims have proposed a $100 billion-a-year fossil fuel tax – and it’s a debate Australia should embrace";

    "20°C seems the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive – what does this mean in a warming world?"

    "As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster – especially in hot, humid areas. What can we do?";

    "Why Don’t We Just Ban Fossil Fuels?";

    "Climate chaos: world overheats while Europe faces a new Ice Age";

    "Report: Plastics, Oil Industry Deceived Public on Recycling Use for More Than 50 Years";

    "In Wyoming, Sheep May Safely Graze Under Solar Panels in One of the State’s First “Agrivoltaic” Projects";

    "Q&A: Everyday Plastics Are Making Us Sick—and Costing Us $250 Billion a Year in Healthcare";

    "Take a Cue From Texas: Socialize Energy";

    "As the Number of American Farms and Farmers Declines, Agriculture Secretary Urges Climate Action to Reverse the Trend";

    "February on course to break unprecedented number of heat records";

    "Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds";

    "Climate Change Is Forcing Families Into a New Kind of Indefinite Hell";

    "Beyond Catastrophe: A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View";

    "Power struggle: fears for UK energy generation as green projects delayed";

    "Weather tracker: Flash flooding in Oman and record temperatures in Western Australia";

    "Problems mount for Sahara gas pipeline, leaving Nigerian taxpayers at risk";

    "Switzerland proposes first UN expert group on solar geoengineering";

    "Blended finance can perpetuate climate colonialism";

    "How your editors deal with climate grief";

    "Last month was the world’s warmest January on record";

    "Danish photos from the 1930s show what Greenland’s glaciers used to look like";

    "The essentials of climate scenario analysis for financial institutions";

    "How to prepare for an evacuation";

    "‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals";

    "California Tried to Ban Plastic Grocery Bags. It Didn’t Work.";

    "Climate activists dump pink powder on case containing US Constitution";

    "What a waste: New York City budget cuts eviscerate community composting groups";

    "Explainer: How climate change affects Europe's farmers";

    "A traditional automaker just turned a profit on EVs";

    "1.7 million deaths in cities linked to air pollution with Delhi ranked worst in world – report";

    "Bhavreen Kandhari’s Post";

    "Mystery over ‘unexpectedly large’ emissions from Africa’s tropical ecosystems";

    "British Gas profits surge tenfold as energy bill rules relaxed";

    "Parts of Amazon rainforest could tip toward collapse by 2050, study warns";

    "The Age of the Urban Inferno Is Here";

    "Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims have proposed a $100 billion-a-year fossil fuel tax – and it’s a debate Australia should embrace";

    "Porsche EV will lead Bathurst 500 into a greener, faster future";

    "How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer";

    "Author Spotlight on Joëlle Gergis";

    "Oldest platypus found in the wild is ‘beyond all our expectations’, say researchers";

    "Push to weatherproof Australia’s electricity grid as 77,000 still without power in Victoria";

    "Postcards from Kamikatsu: Japan's 'zero waste' town";

    "National Archives closes after climate change protesters dump red powder on U.S. Constitution".

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  • CEO of Good for the Hood, Jo Taranto (pictured) sees the circular economy as the solution to climate change, as she said on a recent webinar organised by The Australia Institute.

    "Smart Energy 2024";

    "Climate experts sound alarm over thriving plant life at Greenland ice sheet";

    "This Arctic Circle Town Expected a Green Energy Boom. Then Came Bidenomics.";

    "January Was Awash With Extreme Winter Storms. Climate Change Likely Played a Role";

    "Migrants can be a transformative force for sustainable development";

    "Fences have big effects on land and wildlife around the world that are rarely measured";

    "Sweltering Cities panel warns Brisbane heatwaves will worsen";

    "Climate-driven migration overtakes Russian aggression as biggest security concern, report finds";

    "Australian fossil fuel tax could raise $100bn in first year alone, Rod Sims and Ross Garnaut say";

    "Rise in e-scooter injuries concerns doctors";

    "Global military spending hits record $2.2 trillion amid multiple wars";

    "What is a circular economy?";

    "The Heavy Price of Next-Day Delivery";

    "Sweltering Cities panel warns Brisbane heatwaves will worsen";

    "Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision?";

    "Greenland's ice sheet melting faster than scientists previously estimated, study finds";

    "A Collapse of the Amazon Could Be Coming ‘Faster Than We Thought’";

    "The Racist Origins of 'Tipping Point'";

    "‘Litigation terrorism’: the obscure tool that corporations are using against green laws";

    "Nearly 15% of Americans deny climate change is real";

    "Transitioning to a Circular Economy: The value and opportunity for citizens".

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  • Dr Michael Spencer (pictured) from Monash University and colleagues from the University of Melbourne, Dr Franz Wohlgezogen and Associate Professor, Janet Stanley, will conduct a workshop in Shepparton on Thursday, February 22.

    The four-hour workshop originally targeted 30 people, but Dr Spencer said that had blown out to 40, demonstrating a wide interest in the idea of adaptation to climate change.

    Following a similar event at Euroa in 2022, the workshop is part of an international research program supported by the Goulburn Broken Catchment Authority.

    The workshop invite said "The research team are interested in how adaptation decision-making can be improved. For example, interactions between different levels of government and the community. How to bring all relevant parts of the community into decision-making on adaptation (including older people). If adaptation requires transformational change, are communities prepared and how does that happen."

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  • Dr Andrew Glikson (pictured) warns of troubles ahead without global unity to address climate change - "Too late? Climate change denial and the rise of fascism";

    "Joyce, Price and Littleproud make ‘false and exaggerated claims’ at anti-renewables rally";

    "Earth's warmest January on record extends run of unprecedented temperatures to eight months";

    "Q&A: Dr Andrew Glikson on the Plutocene age";

    "Chile’s deadly wildfires wiped out neighborhoods. One stood unscathed.";

    "Labour’s reduced home insulation plans ‘simply not enough’";

    "Michael Mann, a Leading Climate Scientist, Wins His Defamation Suit";

    "‘It would be devastating’: inside Trump’s plan to destroy the EPA";

    "Policy Experts Say the UN Climate Talks Need Reform, but Change Would be Difficult in the Current Political Landscape";

    "Dr. Cornel West Is Running to Become President of the United States. What Are His Views on Climate Change and the Environment?";

    "Las Tormentas: L.A. County Meets a Next-Level Atmospheric River";

    "Polluted Flowers Smell Less Sweet to Pollinators, Study Finds":

    "John Deere aims to offer variety of electric tractors, construction equipment by 2026";

    "Atmospheric river threatens historic life-threatening floods in California";

    "California residents survey damage caused by historic storms: ‘We were in shock’";

    "Access to slow EV chargers could speed up EV adoption among renters";

    "Trump Allies Plan to Gut Climate Research if He Is Reelected";

    "US trade agency backs oil and gas drilling in Bahrain despite Biden pledge";

    "The Climate Cooling - Mini Summit";

    "‘It was total panic – with black smoke, falling fireballs and tongues of flame’: the terror of Chile’s wildfires";

    "How a Climate Group That Has Made Chaos Its Brand Got the White House’s Ear";

    "The National Sustainable Living Festival";

    "With climate change, Colorado River officials peer into muddy future";

    "World Breaches 1.5°C for an Entire Year for First Time on Record";

    "One of NZ’s most contentious climate cases is moving forward. And the world is watching";

    "Schools, parks close as catastrophic conditions tipped in Victoria";

    "Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet";

    "Disaster management needs more forethought to avoid ‘polycrisis’, government hears";

    "US weather agency on La Niña watch but BOM says climate pattern not guaranteed";

    "The Australian water industry is undergoing profound change";

    "Victoria schools closed over 'catastrophic' fire danger warning";

    "Florida could remove the majority of mentions of climate change from state law";

    "Big Oil’s hopes are pinned on plastics. It won’t end well.";

    "Wildfire Smoke Will Worsen, New Study Shows, and Protections Are Few";

    "Philadelphia mural tells a story of transformation";

    "What in the world is weather whiplash?";

    "Australian red meat industry’s net zero target based on land-clearing data that is ‘not reliable’";

    "Woodside dramatically expands oil and gas exploration spend despite net zero pledge";

    "Our proposal for a Climate Ready Victoria";

    "Remembering Black Saturday. Preparing for the next Big One";

    "This ‘tipping point’ would be catastrophic for Europe but scientists are unsure when we’ll reach it";

    "California Isn’t Ready for a Megaflood. Or the Loss of Daniel Swain".

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  • Andrew Skeoch, the author of "Deep Listening to Nature" (pictured), believes we have lost our connection with nature and through that, we are creating the conditions that manifest as climate change.

    Andrew was recently on a three-town book tour in the Goulburn Valley speaking to audiences at the Tatura, Cobram and Violet Town libraries.

    When completing this episode of "Climate Conversations", The Guardian published a story that seemed relevant to what Andrew had been discussing at the GV Libraries - "The native Australian frog call quiz: is it a frog – or a distant motorbike revving?".

    Andrew is nationally recognized for his sound recording and subsequently is the president of the "Wildlife Sound Recording Group".

    His skills were acknowledged when he presented at Canberra's TEDx several years ago - "Hearing your place in nature".

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  • Donald Trump (pictured) would argue he cares about democracy and climate change, but many would argue otherwise - "‘In a word, horrific’: Trump’s extreme anti-environment blueprint";

    "Democracy in danger when lies go unchecked";

    "Carbon in, carbon out: Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ assessment reveals astonishing boom and bust cycles";

    "Europe calls for swift reduction of fossil fuels, despite ‘greenlash’';

    "Introduction with climate specialist Graeme Anderson";

    "Geelong Sustainability":

    "Deep Listening to Nature";

    "Deadly California storm triggers flooding, mudslides, power outages";

    "Fuel efficiency standards: Labor unveils proposal, highlighting petrol savings of $1,000 a year for motorists";

    "Labor’s fuel-efficiency standards may settle the ute dispute – but there are still hazards on the road";

    "Australia is finally adopting emissions standards – will electric vehicles become cheaper?";

    "‘Like a war zone’: Chile wildfire death toll reaches 123 amid race to clear rubble";

    "Is it time for a Category 6 for super cyclones? No – warnings of floods or storm surges are more useful";

    "Climate change will strike Australia’s precious World Heritage sites – and Indigenous knowledge is a key defence";

    "How better broadband access in rural areas could help the planet";

    "Making Farming More Climate-Friendly Is Hard. Just Ask Europe’s Politicians.";

    "The Nationals want renewables to stay in the cities – but the clean energy grid doesn’t work like that";

    "If plants can pick fungi to help fight pests and diseases, it opens a door to greener farming and ecosystem recovery";

    "Donald Trump’s Energy Plans “Potentially Disastrous” for the Climate";

    "How to Make Urban Agriculture More Climate-Friendly";

    "Rising Temperatures Are Turning Some Animals Nocturnal";

    "Joyce, Price and Littleproud make ‘false and exaggerated claims’ at anti-renewables rally";

    "Investors were offered 4 climate messages. Only one made them bullish on green investing.";

    "The first large-scale study to quantify the carbon footprint of urban farming yields surprises";

    "New air pollution rule could prevent thousands of premature deaths";

    "Why is CSIRO hiding its advice on Carbon Capture and Storage?";

    "Shock report finds legacy car companies are bigger polluters than Big Oil";

    "Mr Bean is blamed for slump in electric car sales: Rowan Atkinson is accused of 'damaging' public perception of EVs by House of Lords report after describing the vehicles as a 'bit soulless'";

    "Call to cancel renewable rollout, Nationals declare bush is full";

    "Think last year had weird weather? La Nina may already be on the way back";

    "Cheaper renewables pile into grid and slash power costs";

    "In Poland, I Saw What a Second Trump Term Could Do to America".

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  • Professor Mark Howden (pictured), the director of the Australian National University's Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, is optimistic and pessimistic.

    Professor Howden saw last year's COP28 process as completely ambiguous. Although the conference produced some heartening eventualities for the world, there was, in his words, "Not a huge amount of good news".

    Listen to this episode and you can hear where it is Professor Howden believes the world is headed in 2024.

    Professor Howden said many at COP28 referred to this as the "critical decade", but he argued we are in fact in the "critical year".

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  • Greta Thunberg (pictured) emerges from court (charges dismissed) and asks, "Who are these laws for and what are they protecting" - "Greta Thunberg goes on trial over London oil industry protests";

    "Greta Thunberg cleared of public order offence after protest arrest ruled 'unlawful'";

    "Why Australia’s answer to Greta Thunberg is facing years behind bars";

    "Australia ‘on track’ with climate targets needed to protect Great Barrier Reef, Labor tells Unesco";

    "UK risks steep decline without £28bn green economy pledge, Labour warned";

    "NSTA bragged of ‘net-zero’ innovations hours before awarding fresh oil and gas licences";

    "How to cope and stay safe in extreme heat";

    "You want an EV, but you don’t own a house. Here’s how to charge it.";

    "Wildfires in Chile claim 46 lives with the death toll expected to rise";

    "Australia’s young people are moving to the left – though young women are more progressive than men, reflecting a global trend";

    "COP28 Left a Vacuum California Leaders Aim to Fill";

    "Nillumbik Climate Month";

    "Dozens killed in Chile as forest fires rage in densely populated central areas";

    "Catalonia declares drought emergency, extending restrictions to Barcelona";

    "Drought-stricken villages in Spain’s northeast struggle to keep drinking water flowing";

    "This ancient material is displacing plastics and creating a billion-dollar industry";

    "A heatwave's hitting Australia. Here's how hot it's going to get, and how you can stay safe";

    "Severe weather warning issued as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily lingers";

    "Converging Climate Risks Interact to Cause More Harm, Hitting Disadvantaged Californians Hardest";

    "With the World Stumbling Past 1.5 Degrees of Warming, Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest and Authoritarian Backlash";

    "After Another Year of Record-Breaking Heat, a Heightened Focus on Public Health";

    "Judge throws out case against Greta Thunberg and other London protesters";

    "Labour scrapping £28bn green pledge could leave UK colder, sicker and poorer";

    "History Lessons: How Polluters Took Control of Pollution Laws From The Start";

    "Jane Fonda Joins Land and Water Defenders at Americas Energy Summit";

    "The Australian Government is introducing a New Vehicle Efficiency Standard for cleaner and cheaper-to-run cars";

    "Governments spend US$22 billion a year helping the fishing industry empty our oceans. This injustice must end".

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  • President Biden may have difficulty replacing his Climate Envoy, John Kerry - "How a new law could block Kerry’s replacement";

    "The transition to electric vehicles in the United States";

    "Temperature records tumble as Perth’s east cops brunt of heatwave";

    "Four Climate Stories that will Define This Year: Stories to Watch 2024";

    "UK heatwave plan urgently needed to save lives, say MPs";

    "Climate in the spotlight at WEF";

    "African production of natural gas poses a vexing climate challenge";

    "‘Damning indictment’ of insurers after 2022 floods";

    "‘Literally off the charts’: global coral reef heat stress monitor forced to add new alerts as temperatures rise";

    "King of the Extrinsics";

    "How likely is another La Niña for Australia in 2024?";

    "‘Abuse of process’: activist Ben Pennings seeks to have Adani case thrown out of court";

    "Global Food System Must Be Transformed for Health of People and Planet, Study Finds";

    "California Prepares for Back-to-Back Atmospheric River Storms, Flooding";

    "Court orders temporary halt to logging in Tasmanian forest ahead of swift parrot case";

    "Tanya Plibersek urged to block ‘climate-wrecking’ Queensland coalmine that would raze koala habitat";

    "A veteran adviser is taking over as top U.S. climate diplomat";

    "Should the world follow China’s climate lead?";

    "Fears back-to-back cyclones may have damaged Great Barrier Reef";

    "The Week in Climate Hearings: Border Jet-Set";

    "Sediment runoff from the land is killing NZ’s seas – it’s time to take action";

    "Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition";

    "NSW watchdog failed to act on contamination risk despite ‘damning’ asbestos findings";

    "David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours";

    "Towards an unliveable planet: Climate’s 2023 annus horribilis";

    "Greta Thunberg joins protest against expansion of Hampshire airport";

    "How to skip the too-hard basket and recycle Australia’s most challenging household items";

    "Menindee fish kills: inconsistent pesticide levels sparks calls for review of water testing methods";

    "Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?";

    "Aridity Could Dry Up Southwestern Mine Proposals";

    "It Could Soon Get a Whole Lot Easier to Build Solar in the Western US";

    "Canada’s Tar Sands Are a Much Larger Source of Air Pollution Than Previously Thought, Study Says";

    "Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink".

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  • Melbourne sets up its cool spaces - "Pop-up to cool down the vulnerable in Melbourne’s deadly heat";

    "Climate Betrayal: how backroom deals with Japan locked Australia in for decades of gas";

    "From 100% dirty diesel to nearly 70% solar powered, and climbing, Lord Howe goes electric without wind";

    "How many birds do wind farms kill?":

    "Amazon inks clean power deal with Scottish windfarm";

    "Climate concerns prompt policy shifts among UK travel managers";

    "Hot burst to send temperatures soaring in Melbourne, Sydney";

    "To avoid the worst of climate change we have to change how we travel";

    "Australia’s soils are notoriously poor. Here’s how scientists are working to improve them";

    "Tuvalu’s Sinking Reality: How Climate Change Is Threatening the Small Island Nation";

    "Cook jumps to defence of green lawyers as Dutton vows to end funding";

    "Australia’s black summer bushfires ripped billions from the tourism industry. Is global warming making the cost of natural disasters worse?";

    "Does discussing geoengineering derail climate action? New study puts it to the test.";

    "In carbon terms, grass-feed beef is not the greenest choice";

    "The Climate Parables - reporting from the future";

    "Thousands of U.S. Cities Could Become Virtual Ghost Towns by 2100";

    "Climate concerns prompt policy shifts among UK travel managers";

    "‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show";

    "Smartphone app can help you track your climate actions";

    "Denial or Action – Nothing in Between";

    "Woodside’s Scarborough pipeline broken in dangerous offshore incident";

    "Is clean hydrogen a climate solution? Depends how it’s made — and used";

    "Already stretched hospitals take on more ambulance call-outs in heatwaves, new Griffith University research finds";

    "Climate in the spotlight at WEF";

    "What it will take to make clean energy affordable — for everyone";

    "Plug-in hybrids vs. electric cars: We did the math on which is better for you";

    "Biden publishes watered-down gas stove efficiency rule";

    "See the moment climate activists throw soup at the ‘Mona Lisa’ in Paris";

    "Climate is on the Ballot Around the World";

    "Rare swallowtail butterfly suffers worst summer since records began";

    "American imagination needs an adrenaline shot. Here’s how I’ll deliver it.";

    "When Language Fails Us and the Moment";

    "High schoolers build solar car that can go 70 miles an hour";

    "Climate scientist Mark Maslin: ‘We have all the technology we need to move to a cleaner, renewable world’";

    "Other countries believe UK is ‘slowing its climate ambitions’, CCC warns";

    "Parking apps are sweeping Australia’s cities. Here’s what you may not know about them";

    "Renewable projects are getting built faster – but there’s even more need for speed";

    "Global clean energy investment ‘not nearly sufficient’ to be on track for net zero by 2050";

    "How Best to Educate People About Climate Change?";

    "The emotional appeal of the populist right";

    "High precipitation worsened by human-induced climate change";

    "15 million Americans under flood watch as rain drenches Northeast";

    "Evacuations underway in northeast Illinois after ice jam break on river causes significant flooding";

    "Allowing duck hunting to continue in Victoria is shameful and part of a disturbing trend";

    "Energy Agency Sees Peaks in Global Oil, Coal and Gas Demand by 2030";

    "The United States is producing more oil than any country in history";

    "Critical Bristol Bay habitat permanently protected";

    "How One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan";

    "Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company";

    "The 3D-Printed Affordable Housing of the Future Will Be Recyclable";

    "Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds";

    "EU will force cosmetic companies to pay to reduce microplastic pollution";

    "The 100-Year Extinction Panic Is Back, Right on Schedu--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

  • Climate change can be eased through an embrace of the humanities - "How to Save a Sad, Lonely, Angry and Mean Society";

    "US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries – shrinking this war machine is a must";

    "How to assess the carbon footprint of a war";

    "Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition";

    "More Atmospheric Rivers Are on the Way. Here’s What the West Can Expect.";

    "To avoid the worst of climate change we have to change how we travel";

    "Britain is at bursting point and its flood barriers need to be updated";

    "Residents flee as ‘really scary’ floods deluge homes, streets";

    "Rewilding war zones can help heal the wounds of conflict";

    "Tuvalu’s Sinking Reality: How Climate Change Is Threatening the Small Island Nation";

    "Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains";

    "Qld farmers welcome ex-cyclone's rain":

    "A net-zero world will be more peaceful, it’s assumed – but first we have to get there";

    "Australia has no national plan for climate change adaptation. Why?";

    "Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms";

    "A major problem on Perth’s fringe could see city haunted by ‘ghost suburbs’";

    "Britain’s richest 10% don’t think they’re wealthy – and that’s disastrous in the fight against inequality";

    "Think last year had weird weather? La Nina may already be on the way back".

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  • Climate Code Red reminds us of "Climate’s 2023 annus horribilis";

    "Slow Down, Degrow!";

    "Extreme heat can be risky during pregnancy. How to look after yourself and your baby";

    "The Climate Care Program by Vets for Climate Action";

    "Yes, it’s getting more humid in summer. Here’s why";

    "What happens to your body during extreme heat?";

    "Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Fall 2023";

    "Extreme wave in Marshall Islands highlights dangers of climate change, experts say";

    "US government pauses new gas export terminals in ‘historic win’ for climate";

    "Cop29 host Azerbaijan launches green energy unit to sceptical response";

    "Governments fail to agree timeline for climate science reports in fraught IPCC talks";

    "Puppet king teaches Minnesota kids about climate change";

    "U.S. stalls gas export projects that activists say are ‘climate bombs’";

    "Biden hits pause on natural gas projects amid plans for carbon ‘mega bombs’";'

    "A dry Panama Canal shows how climate change will scramble globalization";

    "The Climate Activists Fighting Off Cane-Wielding Country Club Members";

    "Electric cars fail less in extreme cold than fuel-powered vehicles, Norwegian breakdowns reveal";

    "Climate laws are key to protecting nation’s environment";

    "Retailers continue to push back against UK Government’s packaging responsibility and recycling proposals";

    "Mars to deploy 300 electric trucks across Europe";

    "Many but not all of the world’s aquifers are losing water";

    "Tesla’s rumoured affordable electric vehicle may be back in the works as cheaper EV race ramps up";

    "The disposable cup crisis: what’s the environmental impact of a to-go coffee?";

    "EU fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit 60-year low";

    "Nuclear power output expected to break global records in 2025";

    "Project spreads the word about tax incentives for electric cars";

    "Optimism dries up in Amazon as Lula drifts from climate priorities";

    "The biggest solar-plus-storage project in the US just came online";

    "Growth Battles in Chittenden County";

    "Her dried-up yard won an ‘Ugliest Lawn’ award. She hopes it inspires others.";

    "Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists";

    "Climate Change and Energy Transition: The 2023 Scorecard";

    "New renewables should cap power prices, advocates say";

    "Supreme Court Clears the Way for Pipeline as Appeal Moves Forward";

    "Many Young Voters Bitter Over Biden’s Support of Willow Oil Drilling";

    "‘How to greenwash’: propane industry tries to rebrand fuel as renewable";

    "Canadian tar sands pollution is up to 6,300% higher than reported, study finds";

    "Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023".

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  • Take a listen to "The Green New Deal" and hear NASA climate scientist, Peter Kalmus, talk about the mysteries of the mind and global warming.

    "Hinkley Point C could be delayed to 2031 and cost up to £35bn, says EDF";

    "Cookstove carbon offsets overstate climate benefit by 1,000%, study finds";

    "As another cyclone heads for Queensland, we must be ready for the new threat: torrential rain and floods";

    "Much of North America may face electricity shortages starting in 2024";

    "The US needs 22m acres for the solar energy transition – here’s what that looks like";

    "The Big Question: Will climate change alter the flavour of my beer? Carlsberg CEO says probably":

    "How Australia’s huge superannuation funds can do much more to fight climate change, with a little help";

    "Did the BOM get it wrong on the hot, dry summer? No – predicting chaotic systems is probability, not certainty";

    "Retailers on path to redemption as millions of kilos of batteries recycled";

    "U.S. Hit by Record Number of High-Cost Disasters in 2023";

    "A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy";

    "Jane Goodall Keeps Going, With a Lot of Hope (and a Bit of Whiskey)";

    "Alok Sharma urges ministers to heed climate ‘wake-up calls’";

    "Why are there so many storms and are they getting worse? Met Office confirms Jocelyn after Isha disruption";

    "Euroviews. Norway's latest plan for Arctic deep sea mining will inevitably sink";

    "Australia's year ahead in climate and environment — the good, the bad and the controversial";

    "Nigeria’s Lagos State Bans Single-Use Plastics and Styrofoam";

    "Arsenic in Bangladesh Drinking Water to Rise With Sea Levels";

    "Drought Cuts Panama Canal Traffic by 36%";

    "Heatwave warning issued for large parts of Australia as temperatures set to hit 40C";

    "A severe cyclone is forming off flood-hit far north Queensland. Here's what we know";

    "‘Oh my God, I can put a shoe on my head’: waste walks the runway at Sydney festival";

    "Wearable sensors worn by scuba divers could contribute to climate science";

    "Will the crash in critical minerals derail the clean energy transition?";

    "Nearly 5,000 Brits froze to death last year due to heating costs – study";

    "Takeaway coffee cups could be next as NSW EPA looks to regulate more single-use plastics";

    "Cyclone set to hit Qld harder and cause flooding for a week";

    "Nufarm pushes biofuel, crop protection in decarbonisation push";

    "The Global Lead Poisoning Crisis";

    "Undeniable - the climate emergency network";

    "Cyclone called Kirrily predicted to form on Tuesday";

    "Inside Antarctica’s sea ice puzzle"';

    "How meat and milk companies are racing to ease your climate guilt";

    "What does the ‘common good’ actually mean? Our research found common ground across the political divide";

    "‘It’s not game over – it’s game on’: why 2024 is an inflection point for the climate crisis";

    "Businesses Need To Get Serious About Climate Change";

    "Conservative hostility to net zero proves the party has turned its back on British capitalism";

    "Missing Russian Data Is Harming Arctic Research at a Critical Time";

    "The Internet’s ‘Dog Mom’ Talks the Science of the Human-Dog Bond";

    "‘It’s the industry’s dirty secret’: why fashion’s oversupply problem is an environmental disaster";

    "Climate crisis ignored by Republicans as Trump vows to ‘drill, baby, drill’";

    "Parking Lots Cause More Heat and Flooding—Here’s How 100 U.S. Cities Rank";

    "Cyclone, heat and floods as triple weather threat hits northern Aus";

    "COP29: Azerbaijan adds 12 women to summit committee following pressure from sustainability leaders"';

    "Long wary of batteries, New York’s now poised to go big on energy storage";

    "Storm Isha: two dead and many without power as 107mph wind hits UK";

    "Devastating drought in Amazon result of climate crisis, stud--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

  • Dr Peter Johnston (pictured) believes, beyond doubt, that a plant-based diet is personally beneficial and, in a broader sense, especially good for the planet.

    Dr Johnston is an accredited practising dietitian, lifestyle medicine practitioner and wellness coach with a Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics and a PhD in Human Genetics.

    You can learn more about Dr Johnston at the website "Perfect Human Food".

    This episode of "Climate Conversations" gives you a chance to first, listen to Dr Johnston, and then, second, you can hear from U.S. cardiologist, Dr Kim Williams.

    Beyond their common and passionate interest in a plant-based diet, both were at a sold-out "Dine with a Doc" event on January 13 at Melbourne's "Vegie Tribe" restaurant, Dr Johnston as a member of the advisory board with "Doctors for Nutrition" and Dr Williams as the guest speaker.

    Besides listening to the audio on this episode, you can also hear Dr Williams on "The Proof" podcast talk about how "The Food We Eat Is Killing Us".

    Dr Johnston is an enthusiast of Professor William E Rees and has urged anyone concerned about the world to consider what he says.

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