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Climate Conversations

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  • A continuous conversation about climate change - news, views and interviews.
    Robert McLean
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  • Climate News: "Looming over all of this are the huge challenges we are facing globally and of course climate change is the major one" - Dr Allan Patience

    Climate News: "Looming over all of this are the huge challenges we are facing globally and of course climate change is the major one" - Dr Allan Patience
    May 26 2024
    Dr Allan Patience (pictured) an honorary fellow in political science at the University of Melbourne joined Emeritus Professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, Convener of Conversation at the Crossroads, and Co-Convener of SHAPE (Saving Humanity and Planet Earth), Professor Joseph Camilleri to discuss "The bleak picture of Australian politics: this is how we change". "This week in Australia energy and climate collided; it’s a global story"; "Experts: What are the biggest geopolitical risks to climate action in 2024?"; "Scientists fear planetary shift as record ocean heat enters second year"; "Significant Environmental and Climate Impacts Are Impinging on Human Rights in Every Country, a New Report Finds"; "Seniors More Vulnerable to Heat Waves and Hurricanes, Both Forecasted to Be Severe this Summer"; "Climate and weather-related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives - WMO report"; "Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it."; "‘Knight in spiny armor’: could lobsters help save Florida’s dying corals?"; "NOAA 2024 Hurricane Forecast Is for More Storms Than Ever Before"; "Where heat waves might cause blackouts: Look up your area"; "In Two New Studies, Scientists See Signs of Fundamental Climate Shifts in Antarctica"; "Agricultural enigma: A mysterious decline in his harvests leaves a farmer searching for a solution"; "Behind the ‘Bechdel test for climate change’ in movies"; "The enduring influence of “The Day After Tomorrow,” 20 years later"; "What you need to know about record-breaking heat in the Atlantic". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message
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    51 m
  • Climate News: "If I had children, I would want to be able to look them in the eye and say 'I did everything I could'", Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

    Climate News: "If I had children, I would want to be able to look them in the eye and say 'I did everything I could'", Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
    May 24 2024
    Stunning interview with Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (pictured) - "The InterviewThis Scientist Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions"; "Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas"; "In one of the US’s hottest deserts, utilities push gas rather than solar"; "‘The fear has properly set in’: how it feels to watch my home town disappear into the sea"; "The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?"; "Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds"; "Interview: Catherine Bertini on eliminating hunger in a changing climate"; "New report chronicles toll of climate crisis on Latin America and the Caribbean"; "Economic implications of the climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act"; "Critical minerals for the world – or just for the US? Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks"; "A new ruling says countries – including NZ – must take action on climate change under the law of the sea"; "A portrait of pollution around Canada’s busiest port"; "Corporate welfare may keep the lights on. But backing Eraring power station will have other costs for the NSW government"; "Snow worries: Australia’s ski resorts turn to snowmakers with slopes bare ahead of winter"; "‘Above normal’ hurricane season could bring summer of natural disasters to US"; "Nature’s ghosts: how reviving medieval farming offers wildlife an unexpected haven"; "This hurricane season could be among the worst in decades, NOAA warns"; "Florida school district offers kids a cleaner ride to school"; "Extreme weather is coming for your house. Passive energy retrofits can save lives."; "Would capping the number of years a car can be on the road reduce emissions? Not so much."; "Businesses and directors could face multi-million dollar penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact"; "Are some routes more prone to air turbulence? Will climate change make it worse? Your questions answered"; "Australia banks on batteries in plan to move away from ‘dig-and-ship’ economy"; "Australia’s SUV obsession could wipe out emissions gains from EV sales and efficiency standards"; "AIIMS-Bhubaneswar opens heat stroke unit"; "‘Supply gap’: Labor was warned last year Victoria will run out of gas"; "$16 billion and 16 years to kickstart Australia’s next nuclear plant: CSIRO"; "Powering ahead: Dutton to name nuclear sites within weeks"; "States have legal duty to cut greenhouse emissions, says top maritime court"; "Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave"; "Scaremongering won’t keep Australia’s lights on. Picking up the pace of energy transition will"; "The world is obsessed with forests’ climate benefits. Here’s the problem."; "Biden and Big Oil Had a Truce. Now, It’s Collapsing."; "Surge in India’s renewables tendering set to keep coal’s share below 50% in total installed capacity"; "Workshop Accelerates Heat Preparedness Action in India"; "Cost of climate change comparable to economic damage caused by fighting a war"; "This private school has banned water bottles from classrooms. Here are the results"; "A science festival that envisions our planet’s future"; "Popular car uses 31% more fuel than advertised while other makes fare poorly in Australian efficiency test"; "Brazil’s deadly floods represent the country’s ‘Katrina moment’"; "Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes"; "Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C"; "Northern India Endures a Heat Wave, and a Wave of Deaths"; "In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable"; "After Devastating Floods, Surfers are on the Frontlines in Southern Brazil"; "Brazil’s Historic Floods Create a ‘Katrina Moment’ for Lula’s Presidency"; "An estimated 40 people are dying each day in Myanmar as heat lingers in region&qu --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message
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  • Climate News: 'The more renewable we get, the more reliable our power supplies become' - Amory Lovins, U.S. energy expert

    Climate News: 'The more renewable we get, the more reliable our power supplies become' - Amory Lovins, U.S. energy expert
    May 19 2024
    Amory Lovins (pictured) is in Australia for an energy conference and was a guest on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's RN Breakfast and talked with host, Fran Kelly - "Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins on Future Made in Australia"; "Dick Smith says no country has ever been able to run entirely on renewables. Is that correct?"; "Labor’s Future Gas Strategy: The greatest capitulation of any Australian government to the fossil fuel industry"; "WA's greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb above 2005 levels despite net zero pledge"; "Tuvalu is being swallowed by the ocean. Its people face a difficult choice"; "Australia and Tuvalu finalize historic treaty to welcome climate refugees"; "Inside the Labor gas rebellion splitting the party"; "Climate Science Initiative, presented at Murdoch University"; "Q&A: The Dire Consequences of Global Warming in the Earth’s Oceans"; "94% of psychologists are concerned about the impact of climate change on mental health"; "China makes some of the hottest new EVs. Most aren’t sold in the U.S."; "Europe hit by severe floods in the north and heatwaves in the south"; "Future Gas Strategy"; "World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target"; "State of Sustainability Report 2023"; "Think before you click – and three other ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint"; "Eco-anxiety affecting more than two-thirds of Australians aged 16-25 years, study finds"; "Forgotten Keepers of the Rio Grande Delta: a Native Elder Fights Fossil Fuel Companies in Texas"; "Contemplating an EV? Here’s the buzz on the pros and cons"; "Biloxi, Mississippi, is losing a foot of salt marsh shoreline a year": "Climate change made the deadly heatwaves that hit millions of highly vulnerable people across Asia more frequent and extreme"; "Global projections of heat exposure of older adults"; "Australia's offer of climate asylum to Tuvalu sparks controversy"; "Global experts and leaders convene for Vatican climate summit"; "Ministers consider making UK’s carbon targets easier to meet"; "'Catastrophic floods' kill more than 300 in Afghanistan, wash away entire villages"; "Chart: Global clean energy manufacturing, by the numbers"; "BP Grabs The Opportunity to Take Over Tesla’s Supercharging Sites": "Data Centers Power Demand Fuel U.S. Utility Q1 Earnings Discussions"; "Climate change is affecting mental health literally everywhere"; "Clean Energy Is Driving ‘a New Era in American Manufacturing’ Across the Midwest"; "Carbon Offset Deals and the Risks of ‘Green Grabbing’"; "Electric Drive: How China’s BYD Is Racing Ahead in the EV Market"; "A water war is brewing between the U.S. and Mexico. Here’s why."; "Days after climate talks, US slaps tariffs on Chinese EVs and solar panels"; "Paris summit unlocks cash for clean cooking in Africa, side-stepping concerns over gas"; "'Civil Disobedience Has to Become the New Norm.' Jane Fonda on the Fight Against Climate Change"; "It’s a Climate Election Now"; "Azerbaijan pursues clean energy to export more ‘god-given’ gas to Europe"; "In Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s net zero vision clashes with legacy of war"; "In Florida, Skyrocketing Insurance Rates Test Resolve of Homeowners in Risky Areas"; "Climate Change Puts U.S. Economy and Lives at Risk, and Costs Are Rising, Federal Agencies Warn"; "Coal's Dying Light: The decline of coal is hurting Kentucky and communities across the country"; "New Rules Help to Answer Whether Clean Energy Jobs Will Also Be Good Jobs"; "America’s Green Skills Gap Raises Concerns About Energy Transition"; "Can Biden’s new jobs program to fight climate change attract women and people of color?"; "The Civilian Conservation Corps"; "Flash floods in Afghanistan devastate lives and livelihoods"; "Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of 43,000 cars, researchers say"; "What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message
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    34 m
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