Climate Conversations

Melbourne's Grand Prix is economically costly, but no one's talking about the carbon cost: " The Australian Grand Prix is here to stay, but at what cost? "; " Scientists struggle to explain ‘really weird’ spike in world temperatures "; " I’ll be dead before the worst of it, but I’m fearful for those who won’t "; " Yes, nuclear’s an option. But let there b...

Melbourne-based home energy guru, Tim Forcey, was at a recent meeting of Zero Carbon Tatura to talk about what he does and his soon-to-be-released book, " My Efficient Electric Home Handbook: How to Slash Your Energy Bills, Protect Your Health & save the Planet ". The advice offered by Tim is available, equally, from GV Community Energy CEO, Geoff Lodge, who was at the Wednesday, Mar...

Life sometimes gets in the way of living and so brings on silence, but that has not been the case for Violet Coco (pictured) and her Extinction Rebellion counterparts: " ‘Message must be sent’: Jail terms almost tripled for climate activists who shut down West Gate Bridge "; "' Red alert': Heat records were smashed in 2023, and 2024 is likely to be even hotter "; "...

Traffic on Melbourne's West Gate Bridge was disrupted and slowed to a halt when three people from Extinction Rebellion blocked two lanes of traffic with a large truck - the trio was arrested: " Three charged after climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco and others block traffic on Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge "; " Serial climate protesters jailed for blocking West Gate Bridge &quo...

Tim Forcey has delved into his experience of helping thousands of people improve the energy efficiency of their homes and written the soon-to-be-published book " My Efficient Electric Home Handbook: How to slash your energy bills, protect your health & save the planet ". He was asked about what he had learned while helping people upgrade their homes to make them more energy efficient...

" Climate One " is an interesting and educative podcast worth listening to, please give it some of your time. " What on Earth is happening to the weather? These charts help explain "; " Disasters Forced 2.5 Million Americans From Their Homes Last Year "; " Climate change is fanning the flames of NZ’s wildfire future. Port Hills is only the beginning ": &quot...

Climate adaptation expert Nadia Seeteram, (pictured) a Climate School postdoctoral research scientist studies how sea-level rise affects coastal communities. She is especially interested in how climate risks are impacting housing infrastructure and housing needs. " Science for the Planet: Equitable Climate Adaptation for Coastal Communities "; " The Victorian towns where Peter Dutto...

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...

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 ye...

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 repo...

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 en...

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 t...

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 inquir...

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 "; "...

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. "; &quo...

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 chang...

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&am...

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 Co...

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...

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"....

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 ba...

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 pla...

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 ink...

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 ...

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? &...