Beste Climate Conversations podcasts (2024)

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A climate wrap of 2024 24:03

1d ago24:03

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From apocalyptic storms to silver linings, Jack Board and Liling Tan talk through some of the key issues around climate change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door CNA

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Event: 'Climate restoration is an idea whose time has come': Peter Fiekowsky, co-founder of Foundation for Climate Restoration 19:16

2d ago19:16

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Peter Fiekowsky (pictured) has played a critical role in developing The Foundation for Climate Restoration. At the recent finale of the Founders Series for 2024, he said, "It is an idea whose time has come." Peter has agreed to be a guest on Climate Conversations, but as I confused the international time zones (Peter's in the U.S. and I'm in Austra…

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Climate News: A decade ago Rob Dietz and Daniel O'Neill were concerned about the overuse of resources and so wrote 'Enough is Enough' 46:15

4d ago46:15

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A decade ago Rob Dietz and Daniel O'Neill were so concerned about our prolific use of Earth's resources that they wrote the book: "Enough is Enough: Building a Sustainable Economy in a World of Finite Resources" "Delhi’s air turns deadly"; "Are we locked in a dangerous illusion?"; "Future Council: How Children are Responding to our Planetary Crises…

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Event: 'Shade, shade and more shade' - GV Community Energy CEO, Geoff Lodge talks about cooling your home 1:01:14

5d ago1:01:14

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A hybrid event featuring the GV Community Energy CEO, Geoff Lodge (pictured), attracted about 80 people, who heard about how to "Cool Down your Home, this Summer". Geoff, who some would describe as the "full bottle" when it comes to home energy efficiency, talked about improving insulation ("installation trumps insulation"), maximising ventilation,…

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Climate News: The scientific dilemma, is it toilet paper and potatoes or research? - it has to be both says Professor Matt King 46:22

8d ago46:22

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Hundreds of researchers and scientists have gathered in Hobart this week for what they're calling an "emergency" summit on Antarctica. It comes as the federal government defends its level of funding for scientific research in the region but it's resisting calls to fund a second ice-breaker vessel to help carry it out - listen to Professor Matt King…

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EVs in Asia: Ready to roll or stuck in the lot? 21:01

8d ago21:01

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An electric vehicle revolution has been underway for a few years. But it hasn’t quite been a smooth road with the technology still facing cost issues, infrastructure questions and turbulence from geopolitics. Liling Tan and Jack Board talk through what’s happening in the EV industry in Southeast Asia. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…

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Climate News: 'Relax' Festival allows access to two 'ordinary people' -Dave and Wynan 13:03

9d ago13:03

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The recent "Relax Festival" in Tatura organized by "Tatura Transition Towns" was highly successful, on a comparative basis. More than 100 people came to the town's Stuart Mock Place to enjoy free music; a free barbecue cooked on induction hotplates powered by an electric car; learn about composting; watch a karate display; book in to either see a r…

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Climate News: To avoid global catastophe and the reversing of human progress we must bend the curve away from fossil fuels - Johan Rockström 29:29

12d ago29:29

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Professor Dr Johan Rockström (pictured) from the Potsdam Univerity fears both environmental catastrophe and catastrophe reversal of human progress if we don't bend the curve away from fossil fuels. "A Kennedy daughter offers a hand to Pacific nations threatened by climate change"; "Foodprint Melbourne: Building the Resilience of Melbourne’s Food Sy…

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COP29: Spicy speeches and the Trump wild card 20:54

15d ago20:54

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The global climate talks are happening in Baku, Azerbaijan. Jack Board tells Liling Tan all that’s happened so far - from the focus on finances to spicy speeches, and an incoming US president who’s hijacked the summit without even being there. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door CNA

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Climate News: Listen to the sharp thinking of Doug Abrams on the Wisdom and Action podcast 35:30

18d ago35:30

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Berry takes us on a journey into the mind of Doug Abrams on this recent episode of "Wisdom and Action". "‘Summer of grass fires’: Authorities warn of increased fire risk"; "On the Benefits of Changing One's Mind in Public": "Biden races to Trump-proof his climate legacy"; "Where the trees once stood"; "Despite Likely Setback for Climate Action With…

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Climate News: Climate conscious 'ordinary Americans' alarmed at the success of Donald Trump 39:09

21d ago39:09

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"Americans elect a climate change denier (again)"; "What Is COP29? Here’s What to Know About Global Climate Talks Next Week."; "A Donald Trump presidency is bad for climate action, but Australia should get on with the job"; "U.S. Election Sends Alarming Message for Global Climate Efforts"; "What Trump’s Victory Says About America"; "This year ‘virt…

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COP29: Why you should be paying attention to this year’s big climate talks 28:58

22d ago28:58

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Climate negotiations are taking place in Azerbaijan, with a focus on raising money to help poorer nations handle the impacts of a heating planet. Jack Board and Liling Tan discuss what they’re looking out for and hear exclusively from COP29 CEO, Elnur Soltanov. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Event: Raimond Gaita helps us better understand that the answer to the climate crisis begins with expansive and meaningful conversation 1:07:57

24d ago1:07:57

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One of Australia’s preeminent philosophers, Raimond Gaita (pictured), a conversation enthusiast, delivered the second annual oration following the annual general meeting of the Melbourne-based "Climate at the Crossroads". The Importance of Conversation in the very Idea of our Common Humanity". He is a Honorary Professorial Fellow, at the Melbourne …

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Climate News: Australia's CSIRO wraps up 'The State of the Climate for 2024 23:12

25d ago23:12

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The State of the Climate 2024 - good and bad news, but mostly bad. "State of the Climate 2024: Australia is enduring harsher fire seasons, more ocean heatwaves and sea-level rise"; "Screams from retirement home in Spanish town where dozens died in flooding"; "Spain floods disaster: death toll rises to 205 as extra troops mobilised"; "Spain’s floods…

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Climate News: 'Do I laugh or cry?' - the contradictions about keeping Australians safe are alarming 29:13

28d ago29:13

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The Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy (pictured), most certainly got the memo. He parrots the words "keeping Australians safe" but then does nothing practical, other than talking the talk, about keeping Australians safe from the impacts of climate change. "Almost 100 including Briton killed in flash floods in Spain"; "At least 95 people dead in Spai…

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Breaking down the complicated business of carbon capture 24:48

29d ago24:48

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Carbon dioxide is responsible for 76 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions. And yet, the potential to lock up harmful emissions is big business. Jack Board speaks to a world leader in this space, the CEO of Climeworks Christoph Gebald. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door CNA

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Climate News: Yael Stone turns her back on Hollywood and after a Black Summer epiphany uses her talent and skills to tackle the climate crisis 26:22

1M ago26:22

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Yael Stone (pictured) has become a force in Hollywood, she had just been afforded the Green Card when a Black Summer epiphany saw her switch from her movie dreams to doing what she could to combat the climate emergency, and out of that came "Hi Neighbour". Yael's story, and that of her partner, Jack Manning Bancroft, is told on the Australian Broad…

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Climate News: Gathering climate news from around the world - the U.S., Europe, Australia, the Middle East - no place, anywhere is isolated from the impact of global warming 1:02:11

1M ago1:02:11

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There is no need to search the world for news about what's happening with the climate crisis - the stories are 'banging the door down'. "Hurricane misinformation is just one piece of America’s rumor habit"; "Everyone loves rooftop solar panels. But there’s a problem."; "Once we pass 1.5°C of global warming, there is no going back"; "Climate change …

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Can we save Southeast Asia’s capitals from drowning? 24:55

1M ago24:55

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The region’s large capital cities - Bangkok, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur - are facing a multitude of threats centred around water, from flooding, land subsidence, groundwater extraction or sea level rise. To combat these issues, engineering mega adaptation projects are often raised as solutions. Can they save our capitals? Jack Board and Liling Tan ch…

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Event: Reporting on the many costs of war during the climate crisis 1:02:56

1M ago1:02:56

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Afflicted by the tyranny of the immediate journalists around the world, report on conflicts and try to tell their stories about the tragedy of war while integrating the exploding costs of climate change. No one group is more aware of this challenge than those behind Covering Climate Now and so to further understand this dilemma it staged the press …

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Climate News: Good and encouraging news in the climate space can be rare and almost impossible find and then along come Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 43:47

1M ago43:47

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Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, the author of "What If We Get it Right?", has been described as the"rock star" of the climate movement. Here, she appears on "Climate One" with Bill McKibben and Abigail Dillen. "Hot, wet summers becoming the norm in Australia"; "Pollution from cremations is set to double. Can saying goodbye be a greener process?"; "Austral…

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Kids ask the darndest questions: Climate edition 21:58

1M ago21:58

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Just when he thought he was clear of the classroom after being grilled by pre-schoolers on going plastic-free, CNA Correspondent Matthew Mohan finds himself back in the hot seat with Liling Tan on Climate Conversations, taking even tougher questions from kids about all things plastics. Can they answer them all? See omnystudio.com/listener for priva…

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Climate News: 'Nature positive' - It can be anything you want, Executive Director of The Australia Institute, Richard Denniss 19:38

2M ago19:38

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Richard Denniss (pictured), the Executive Director of The Australia Institute laughingly said in an ABC interview, that Nature Positive can be anything you want it to be. And on the 7:00 am podcast, we are told "Why Plibersek’s "nature positive" plans won’t fix the environment". "Is our Government less “nature positive” than a mining magnate?"; "Ei…

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Climate News: Pragmatist or purist? Senior Fellow with the World Resources Insitute, Dr Karl Hausker, explains the difference 35:44

2M ago35:44

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A Senior Fellow with the World Resources Institute, Dr Karl Hausker (pictured), delivered a public lecture on October 10 at the University of Melbourne on "Recent developments in US climate policy." And it was during the lecture, thanks to what Dr Hausker said, that I realised I was a purist as opposed to being a pragmatist when it came to my appro…

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Event: Victoria's Shadow Energy Minister David Davis talks up bioenergy at the Shepparton forum of the Victorian Bioenergy Network 35:04

2M ago35:04

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Victoria's Shadow Minister for Energy, Affordability and Security, David Davis (pictured) was the keynote speaker at the recent Victoria Bioenergy Network forum in Shepparton. Nearly 100 people enjoyed the forum at Shepparton's Carrington Hotel, being welcomed by the network's president, "Elizabeth Lewis-Gray". During his address, Mr Davis mentione…

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What’s the biodiversity COP all about? 28:03

2M ago28:03

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Globally important biodiversity talks are about to take place in one of the most dangerous countries for environmental defenders. COP16 host Colombia has a lot at stake, and so does the planet, as Jack Board and Liling Tan discuss with environment reporter Oliver Griffin. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Climate News: Tim Winton puts pen to paper and launches his readers into a dystopian future 45:23

2M ago45:23

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Prolific Australian writer, Tim Winton, has published "Juice" and in doing so has unveiled a dystopian future - "Can Tim Winton’s new book save us? With six grandkids, he had to try"; "Tim Winton goes cli-fi – his dystopian novel Juice breaks new ground to face the climate emergency"; "Why Tanya Plibersek is ‘absolutely prepared to put the blowtorc…

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Event: Helping reporters tell the story about climate with both confidence and accuracy 34:07

2M ago34:07

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Dr Friederike Otto (pictured), a Senior Lecturer in Climate Science at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, was one of two speakers at a recent event staged by "Covering Climate Now". The press briefing staged by Covering Climate Now was aimed at equipping reporters with the knowledge and confidence to report the story; th…

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It’s time for some cheerful climate news 22:36

2M ago22:36

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Innovations to make flying time shorter, transporting cargo in a more efficient way and banks moving away from financing fossil fuel loans - there is quite a lot of blue sky thinking in the climate space. Jack Board and Liling Tan list them out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Door CNA

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Event: The story of bioenergy will be told in Shepparton by the Victorian Bioenergy Network 13:20

2M ago13:20

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Ragini Prasad (pictured) is the Executive Officer of the Victorian Bioenergy Network and will play a key role in the Shepparton Bioenergy Forum, which is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8. The forum will be held at Shepparton's Carrington Hotel, starting at 8:30 am, in the city's Wyndham St. The day-long program includes an impressive array of speak…

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Climate News: Capitalism is at the root of the climate crisis and we urgently need and alternate story 26:37

2M ago26:37

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Capitalism is consuming the planet and as it endlessly consumes to satiate its ever-growing appetite, it's taking all life, including you and I, to a rather gloomy conclusion. Writing on "Meditations" - Journal of the Marxist Literary Group - Jodi Dean says: "Many associate Fredric Jameson’s remark, “It’s easier to imagine an end to the world than …

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Climate News: Luisa Neubauer uses Japan's Cherry Blossoms to help us get a handle on the worsening climate crisis 28:24

2M ago28:24

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Luisa Neubauer (pictured) was a guest on a recent webinar organised by the Yale Center for Environmental Communication and the Yale School of the Environment’s Climate Learning Community and that is where you will find the webinar featuring the young German climate activist. Luisa, responsible for the "1.5 Degrees" podcast, used the Japanese Cherry…

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Event: Ethics in Turblent Times and democratic renewal in the era of climate change 46:04

2M ago46:04

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Joseph Camilleri, convenor of the Melbourne-based "Conversation of the Crossroads", introduced the third gathering in the six-part series "Ethics in Turbulent Times" with the provocative proposal, "To avert disastrous global warming, we need drastic change to politics, lifestyles, and consumption patterns of the affluent West." The guest speaker at…

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Interview: 'Where are we heading, what sort of future do we want to have?' - Greg Foyster, Rivers and Nature Campaign Manager, Environment Victoria 33:52

2M ago33:52

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Greg Foyster (pictured) is the Rivers and Nature Campaign Manager for Environment Victoria and wants to have a broad conversation to help us understand where we are heading and what sort of future we want. Greg and others from Environment Victoria will be at Mooroopna's Gemmill Swamp early next month to check the bird life and talk about rivers and…

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Why is climate change still too 'niche' to be part of mainstream conversations? 32:49

2M ago32:49

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Despite the impact of climate change being felt across the planet – it’s still rarely part of everyday conversations. Jack Board and Liling Tan speak to Katharine Hayhoe, a Canadian climate scientist, on why people avoid the topic, and how it's not just up to scientists to do the job of communication. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa…

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Interview: Justin J. Pearson cares about gun control and climate justice 42:24

2M ago42:24

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Justin J. Pearson (picured) arrived publically and politically when he made his point about the need for gun control in the U.S. Pearson has also been outspoken about the need for climate justice. In this episode of Climate Conversations the American activist and politician, a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 86th d…

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Climate News: It's all happening and modern day preppers are getting ready, but with a twist 37:31

2M ago37:31

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A new podcast from the University of New South Wales, "Preppers" gives us a new take on an old idea. "‘Climate breakdown’: State of calamity in Portugal as fires rage out of control"; "George Monbiot: Neoliberalism, Nature and Negative Consequences"; "I’ve studied geopolitics all my life: climate breakdown is a bigger threat than China and Russia";…

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Interview: Mark Bachelder talks about the Foundation for Climate Restoration - why it's important personally and for humanity generally 23:52

2M ago23:52

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Mark Bachelder (pictured) orchestrates the community calls for the Foundation for Climate Restoration from his home in California, reaching out to the world. I met Mark by chance and in an illustration of how small the world is, he and a recent guest on this podcast, Osprey Orielle Lake, know each other well. Mark is interested in climate matters a…

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'Progress not perfection’: Formula 1 sustainability chief on the race going green(er) 31:39

2M ago31:39

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The roar of the F1 engines is back again this year in Singapore and race organiser Singapore GP says it's on track to halve its energy emissions by 2028. This includes reducing energy use, tapping on green energy sources and limiting their carbon footprint. Jack Board and Liling Tan chat about whether these green goals are achievable as the rubber …

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Interview: 'Well, who are you gonna call' - when it's about the third runway at Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport, it's Mark Carter, of course, from Flight Free Australia 59:44

2M ago59:44

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Mark Carter (pictured) from Flight Free Australia was clearly the first person to call when it was announced that Melbourne's Tullamarine Airport would receive Federal Government cash to make the complex's third runway a reality. A story in The Melbourne Age - "Melbourne Airport’s $3 billion third runway cleared for take-off" - told of this develop…

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Interview: Ray Russell cruises silently into history on his revolutionary electric bike,, 'The Phantom' 23:34

2M ago23:34

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Shepparton's Ray Russell (pictured) and his Mooroopna business partner, Marty Rogers, built their first electric bike, "The Phantom" in 1987. Building the bike was, in a sense, the easy part, bringing changes to Victorian State Government road rules was truly the hard part - it took months and months of dedicated lobbying by many people, including …

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Interview: Author and WECAN founder, Osprey Orielle Lake, talks about the story being in our bones and the 'polycrisis' 24:17

3M ago24:17

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Osprey Orielle Lake (pictured) is passionate and committed to navigating through the "keyhole" of opportunity we have to avoid the worst of the climate crisis. Osprey founded "The Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN)", international, and through that organisation engages women and feminists across the gender spectrum worldwide in policy…

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Singapore companies going green is still very much a work in progress 31:46

3M ago31:46

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This episode is brought to you by Schneider Electric, a digital partner for sustainability and efficiency. As the clock ticks towards Singapore’s mandatory climate reporting requirements, Schneider’s cluster president for Singapore and Brunei, Yoon Young Kim, and Singtel’s vice president of group sustainability, Andrew Buay explain what sets compan…

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Event: International philosopher and animal liberationalist, Peter Singer, discusses the seriousness of climate change at 'Ethics in Turbulent Times' 28:55

3M ago28:55

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The Melbourne-based "Conversation at The Crossroads" opened its six-week series, "Ethics in Turbulent Times: How to Bring Society to Higher Ground" with broad and sweeping discussion and a presentation from the internationally known philosopher, Peter Singer (pictured). During his presentation at the University College at the University of Melbourn…

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Interview: Shepparton's Sebastian Mangiameli tells us about his long-range Tesla that replaces his Mercedes Benz 12:15

3M ago12:15

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Shepparton businessman, Sebastian Mangiameli (pictured), is thoroughly impressed with his long-range all-wheel-drive Tesla. The car, he explains is economical in every sense, and requires almost no servicing, has the latest in technology and most everything can be attended to in a virtual sense with upgrades being applied by the Tesla factory. This…

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Climate News: Applying the Framework for Ethical Decision Making to the Issue of Climate Change from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics; Losing my childhood home 35:38

3M ago35:38

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The devastation of Super Typhoon Rai showed a whole generation of Filipino youth the impacts of climate change, according to youth activist Grace Ann Enriquez. Now in Canberra, she's joining First Nations climate activist Eduardo Maher and other youth campaigners in calling for the federal government to take stronger action on climate change "'I lo…

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Climate News: Bill McKibben of the catastrophe that is Donald Trump; The Guardian reports on our record breaking summer 17:18

3M ago17:18

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Bill McKibben (pictured) writes in The Guardian about the danger of Donald Trump winning the U.S. Presidential election - "Donald Trump gets everything wrong about the climate crisis"; "Hottest summer on record could lead to warmest year ever measured"; "Households, EVs to the rescue as Australia’s emissions cuts stagnate"; "‘Make good on what they…

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Event: Watching 'Farming Forever' at Melbourne Connect and learning about 'Allfed' 24:37

3M ago24:37

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Kelsie Williams (pictured) has a key role with Farmers for Climate Action along with Paul Stark, a Policy and Farmer Engagement Officer with the group, who represented the organisation on the Thursday, September 5, screening of the movie, "Farming Forever". The screening was held at the University of Melbourne's "Melbourne Connect" building. Among …

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“I’m terribly worried”: UN chief on warming temperatures in Southeast Asia 19:22

3M ago19:22

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Which country needs to reverse emissions trends? Who has to start phasing out coal? Who must answer the SOS on rising sea levels affecting islands and coastal cities? In an exclusive interview with CNA, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres tells Climate Conversations co-host Liling Tan why the world’s biggest polluting countries need to accelerate…

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Climate News: The 'C' word rarely heard during U.S. presidential campaign; Climate Change was once rare in news stories, now becoming increasingly common 25:41

3M ago25:41

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Kamala Harris (pictured) rarely mentions the 'C' word as she campaigns to become the next U.S. President and although that was once the case in news stories it's now becoming almost daily usage. "Why Kamala Harris has said the c-word only twice on the campaign trail"; "How climate change accelerated spring winds"; "Clean up begins but strong winds …

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