Climate Action Show

Last week students were striking for climate action all around the world. To show us how the students are thinking Vivien Langford recorded this panel discussion at Melbourne's Sustainable Living Festival. The speakers are Jean Hinchcliffe, Harriet O'Shea-Carre, Jagveer Singh, Matt Wicking and Marco Bellemo. As one of them said " We cannot vote, but we are considering litigation".And "We have hope...

Wild Places at the ALP Fringe in AdelaideTim Winton, the author takes us swimming with giant whales. There is a moment when he comes up against a colossal eye and realises it is not going to harm him as it lifts its flipper, huge as an aeroplane wing, to let him pass. He was telling the ALP Fringe the things we have to be proud of in the protection of whale nurseries and why it is time to reform o...

Monday 4th MarchPresenter/Producer: Erin JonesToday we have a special guest Robert Llewellyn - the founder of the highly successful Fully Charged Show on YouTube. Robert Llewellyn who is currently in Australia, talks to us about the evolution and adoption of Electric Vehicles, and of The Fully Charged YouTube channel which now has over 410,000 subscribers and over 50 million views. The Fully Charg...

Monday 25th Feb 2019 BZE Community ShowPresenter/Producer: Erin JonesTopic: Shareholder Activism/ Federal Govt - Climate Solutions Announcement/ Melbourne EV Expo On today's show we speak about:Shareholder Activism - focusing on The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility's upcoming campaign regarding Santos & Woodsidehttps://accr.org.au/shareholder-action/The Melbourne EV Expo - Saturday...

Tony Fairweather CEO from SEA who just before the election in November announced they were going to build a factory that makes drive trains for electric vehicles in the Latrobe Valley. This will employ 300 people and enable ex-coal-workers to utilise their skills in manufacturing electric cars. We also talk to Dan Musil from Earthworker Coop and Carol Rowley from Baw Baw Sustainability Network.

 Beyond Zero Community     11-2-19TREESThe big project of restoring and rehydrating our farm lands needs strong minds but  as Historian Bruce Pascoe says " Caring for the earth makes us strong"He tells us about restoring glades in our forests so they cannot burn so wildly. Negative EmissionsProfessor Justin Borevitz wants to see  a lot more trees and a lot less landclearing. He sees one gigatonne...

Sustainable Living FestivalWe start 2019 with the idea that "There is such a thing as too late. "Nature is booming a message of biblical intensity Flood, Fire, Pestlience. Greta Thunberg told the world financial leaders at Davos : " You are destroying biodiversity so rich people can live in luxury".So we searched for help in the Sustainable Living Festival. The big weekend is 8th -10th February al...

Defending human rights as climate changesDr Scott Leckie - International human rights lawyer and founder of Displacement Solutions. He works in places like Bangladesh and Myanmar helping people across the globe to ease the suffering of climate displacement. Stella Miria Robinson - Is the roving ambassador for the Queensland Pacific Islanders Council. She spoke to Vivian in Canberra at the Human Fa...

We speak with Head of Research at BZE – Michael Lord. Michael is the lead author of the Electrifying Industry Report, which was launched at the Electrifying Industry Summit on Sept 13th, 2018.This work focusing on industrial processes including industrial heat is a world first. Industrial processes represents 8% of Australia’s emissions – so is a significant contributor to the national emissions p...

Monday 19th November 2018Presenter: Erin JonesKey Topic: Victorian State ElectionAnalysis of the Victorian State Election from a Climate perspective with guests :Leigh Ewbank – Act on Climate Co-ordinator,  and Pat Simons – Yes to Renewables Co-ordinatorSave Westernport update with spokesperson Louise Page savewesternport.orgOverview of the student lead Schools Strike 4 Climate initiative with Syd...

Monday 12th November 2018 After the smoke clears what about politics? Today we return to Morwell to look into what happens when coal country goes to the polls. The seat of Morwell is marginal and, in the words of Independent Tracie Lund,“across the nation people are looking at this seat”.Will another clean coal power station get the green light, or will the people votefor a greener carbon free fut...

Mt Gellibrand Wind farm near Colac held an open day and Vivien Langford was there to find out the latest. Then Paul Mahoney discusses the future of meat with Vivien.

Monday 29th October 2018As Australia cancels payments into the Green Climate Fund, leaders call for climate action on the scale of the Marshall Plan. Speakers at the ASEAN 2018 forum at Sydney University struggled with the challenges of developing countries within a carbon budget. Weak implementation of laws and “Catch me if you can” corporations are in their way. Dr Rini AstutiVivien Langford met...

Monday 22nd October 2018“Thinking Big” takes us to the Pilbara where CWP is planning to export gigawatts of wind and solar energy by undersea cable to Jakarta. Vivien Langford talks toAndrew Dickson Andrew Dickson about getting the social licence for this break through project to export renewable energy to Asia. What is the environmental impact and who will underwrite the finances for such a mega...

Monday 15th October 2018Can the Law and Corporations adapt to IPCC advice in time? What struck me about the IPCC report was that we have 12 years to put in place massive drawdown projects. The funny thing is we know what to do.  What is in the way? In this show we find out how the legal system and the myths under which business operates are preventing them really reading the IPCC report and behavi...

Councils confronting climate impactsGuests:Lyn SavillePeterLaneGreg ClancyDanielle WheelerAmanda CotlashThe Mayor of BellingenJohn LevinMichelle EnglishNina KeathHallie EakinMusic by Shane Howard and Garrumal Marika

Monday 1st October 2018Guests:Paul HawkenJoelle GergisDavid Ritter   

 Monday 24th Sept 2018Presenter / Producer: Erin JonesTopic: Electrifying Industry Pt 2 – Victorian State Govt & IndustryToday Erin Jones continues the discussion of the Electrifying Industry work. We look at Victorian State Government support for Industry in their energy use, and the opportunities they have to take more control of these. We also talk to industry about what energy means for their...

Presenter/Producer: Erin JonesTopic: Electrifying Industry Pt 1 – Frontline Action on Coal – Newcastle & Save Westernport updateToday Erin Jones discusses the latest BZE research – Electrifying Industry. Download the report (for free) here:http://bze.org.au/electrifying-industry-2018/We speak with Head of Research at BZE – Michael Lord.  Michael is the lead author of the Electrifying Industry Repo...

After the Smoke Clears – Episode 2For more information go to: www.afterthesmokeclears.com.auToday we return to the Latrobe Valley – to ask “what is a just transition?”  In other words how can we phase out coal and phase in renewables without hurting the families and communities that relied on coal for income and power. We are joined by:Michael Mersmann: the Director of Globalisation and European P...

Monday 3rd Sept 2018Guests:Ian Dunlop –  Former Int Oil, Coal and Gas industry executive.  Now Co author “What lies beneath”Louise FraserLouise Fraser– 350.Org campaigner for RISE FOR CLIMATE  global event   Sarah and Tim – Frontline Action on Coal – They stopped the coal trains into Newcastle for 3.5 hours TODAY!Giles ParkinsonGiles Parkinson –  Editor of Renew Economy.orgDid you know that Austra...

Monday 27th Aug 2018 NT Gas expansion possibilities:https://www.reuters.com/article/australia-lng-conocophillips/australias-darwin-seeks-to-shed-frontier-image-to-become-world-class-lng-export-hub-idUSL4N1TV2FGWhy increased LNG exports is bad for the climate:https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060069129Link to the article mentioned in the article abovehttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...

Monday 20th Aug 2018Dr Jeyakumar DevarajDr Jeyakumar Devaraj lost his seat in the last election but he is exhilarated that the change of government in Malaysia has permitted a new optimism. Vivien Langford  asks him how a new Bandung Spirit would unleash strong climate action.  While waiting and waiting for UN green funds maybe ASEAN nations can work together for a new dispensation. He says Malays...

Monday 13th Aug 2018Presenter/Producer: Erin JonesTopic: Zero Emissions Noosa, NEG – Update, Save Westernport – UpdateToday Erin Jones talks the campaign for Zero Emissions in Noosa, we get an update on the National Energy Guarantee, and the latest in the Save Westernport campaignWe speak with Vivien Griffin who is the President of Zero Emissions Noosa about the community initiative to move the No...

Monday 6th August 2018Presenter/Producer: Erin JonesTopic: Electric Vehicles – Commercial Vans & TrucksToday Erin Jones talks Electric Vehicles – but of the commercial – truck and van variety. We speak with Tony Fairweather from Sea Electric about the Vans and trucks they are producing using their SEA – Drive Technology for emissions free transport solutions – and hear about the cost savings that...