Climate Conversations

David Jones (pictured) understands the advertising world and he also understands that climate change is going to kill us: " AI won’t kill us, but climate change will if we don't act, says leading advertising CEO "; " A ‘Carbon Sucking’ Mural? Campaigns for Big Oil? Global Ad Agency Dentsu Does Both. "; " Measures meant to protect our last grasslands are seeing them tra...

A climate blog set up probably a decade ago was rather difficult as it was challenging to find relevant news stories, until shifting to podcasting about three years ago and now stories about climate change are everywhere - the landscape has changed dramatically. Choosing what's relevant is now the challenge, deciding what to leave out, rather than put in is the dilemma. In line with that, is t...

Simon Kerr (pictured) is the musical driving force of " Music for a Warming World " and has had a long history in the challenges of climate change. The Melbourne-based musician/academic was reading the most recent book, " Living Hot: Surviving and Thriving on a Heating Planet ", co-authored by Australian public intellectual Clive Hamilton and energy consultant, George Wilkenfel...

The potential election of Donald Trump (pictured) as the next U.S. President seems to have provided oxygen to Australia's Liberal/National Party: " How the prospect of Trump 2.0 is emboldening the Coalition on climate change "; " Tiny and unsubstantiated nuclear idea grabs the nation's attention "; " Former Liberal minister’s new climate role heightens federal ener...

Mexico has it all in just one day (picture: hail 'flooded" street)- " ‘Multiple disasters all in one day’: New Mexico’s brutal week of fire and flood "; " Big Solar is already outperforming Big Oil – learn how "; " ‘Dripping with self-righteous sanctimony’: Littleproud lashes teal MPs in nuclear debate "; " Dutton’s claim nuclear waste would be size of C...

Australia's Opposition leader, Peter Dutton (pictured) and his LNP cohort want Australia to build seven nuclear-powered electricity-generating power plants - " Dutton’s nuclear gamble puts everything on the line – except the details "; " Liberals, Nationals split over support for big wind and solar "; " Why Dutton’s nuclear power plan is so Soviet "; " Nuclea...

Alison McCormack (pictured) leads the Melbourne-based Bicycle Network and is excited and overwhelmed by what is "Australia's e-bike moment". Working with her team, Alison recently organized an e-bike event at the Brunswick Velodrome attracting some 4000 people from all parts of Victoria. The event, which allowed people to test-ride their preferred bike was so successful that Alison&#...

Ray Evans (pictured) founded the Australian Business Forum (ABF) and is excited and energized by the " Electric SUV Expo " that people can enjoy at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre over three days from August 9. The ABF is a premier business platform dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs, business owners and professionals in the small and medium enterprise sector seeking to...

The June 15 Swanpool Environmental Film Festival was in equal portions depressing and uplifting - the latter arising from the fact that the Swanpool theatre was full of people eager to understand what is ahead for humanity and how best they could contribute to decisions ensuring the correct path was chosen. The eight-hour festival included the screening of three movies - "T he New Corporation...

Dr Mark Diesendorf (pictured) delivered a powerful and relevant address at the Saturday, June 15, Swanpool Environmental Film Festival. Dr Diesendorf is an associate professor from the University of New South Wales and is the co-author of " The Path to a Sustainable Civilisation ". During his presentation, Dr Diesendorf pointed to the " Australian Conversation Foundation " and...

Matthew B.Eisenson (pictured) from the Columbia Climate School Sabin Centre for Climate Change Law was the guest on a recent webinar where he talked about the "Myths and Misinformation about Renewable Energy". A recording from the session will be posted soon on the Columbia Climate School YouTube site, please check back there.

Professor Alex Halliday founded the Columbia Climate School and has long championed the need for climate action. " US Elections: Could Trump Surprise Us On Climate? "; " Get on with orderly energy transition, says Origin boss "; "‘ It makes our life easier’: Climate campaigns seize on Dutton’s refusal to set target "; " Talking the Talk: Dutton dumps climate comm...

Peter Dutton (pictured) has damned Australia's climate efforts, proposes nuclear energy and so will see Australia burst past its Paris agreement. Subsequently, the leader of Australia's Liberal Party seems to have cornered the news services, here are a few: " Dutton and Albanese both think they’re on a winner with nuclear power. Only one man can be right "; " ‘Worse than Sco...

Clive Hamilton and George Wilkenfeld continue to be urgently concerned about mitigation, but now see adaptation to be the primary issue of concern for all levels of government - listen to Hamilton as he talks with Michelle Grattan on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: " Politics with Michelle Grattan: Clive Hamilton on how Australians must adapt to ‘Living Hot’ " " The Arctic...

Ross McPherson (pictured), the Chairman and editor-in-chief of the Shepparton-based McPherson Group of Newspapers , was the guest speaker at The Greater Shepparton Biennial Bruce Willson Memorial Heritage Lecture for 2024. The Wednesday, June 5, session was recorded, in both an audio and visual sense but the recording has not been posted as yet on the City Council YouTube website . I urge you to c...

Kent Getsinger (pictured) might be an organiser with the Victorian Allied Health Professionals Association , but he is also an ardent advocate of the Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). Arrangements to interview Kent were made at a Melbourne meeting of " Sustainable Prosperity Action Group – Naarm " earlier this year where about 40 people had gathered at that city's campus of the Adelaide-...

Mark Spencer could never be a street-marching, placard-waving climate change protestor, but he was mighty comfortable behind a microphone doing all he could to alert people to the implications and complications of the climate crisis, and his latest adventure is through his new podcast, " Transmission ". " Here comes winter … and more rain "; " Q&A: Al Jazeera’s Giles T...

Letitions are a variation of the commonly used and understood petitions but are immensely more powerful. Geelong's Robert Patterson is the man behind letition.org and this powerful process is endorsed by some powerful people, including the Australian Captial Territory Senator, David Pocock . Many in the Geelong community had embraced the idea of the letition as is illustrated in one of the cit...

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 Australia...

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 fee...

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...

Richard Denniss (pictured) heads The Australia Institute and is alarmed at the Australian Labor Government's latest Budget that champions gas, a fossil fuel. " More than 200 authors renew call for Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fue l"; " Solicitor general to appeal over case of climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights "; " Wet winter could cut UK food se...

Retired Admiral, Chris Barrie (pictured), who once led the Australian Defence Force and who was speaking recently on the webinar, " Too Hot to Handle - the scorching reality of Australia's climate security failure ", finds the rapidly unfolding climate crisis as "pretty scary". " Fossil fuel subsidies hit $14.5 billion in 2023-24, up 31% "; " Nations must go...

Susan Lengel (pictured) champions conversation about climate change, but beyond that, and critically, " Conversation at the Crossroads ". Susan, who hails from South Australia and once worked for that State's National Parks and Wildlife Service ", enriched her climate change experience and knowledge while working with " The Royal Parks " in London. Check out the group&...

From The Scotsman we hear: " After SNP's 17 years of failure on climate change, things are about to get worse "; " Harnessing the power of coming together "; " Cool Geelong "; " Vote Climate One "; " Geelong Sustainability "; " ‘Not a single government dollar’: Albanese plays down gas policy push after blowback "; "‘Paying to be...