Climate Conversations

Barbara Albert (pictured) visits Shepparton to help business people see the sunshine behind the clouds of pessimism that is the climate crisis. The co-CEO of 100% Renewables understands the challenges the crisis lays down for business people. Still, being a business enthusiast, she can see the wonderful opportunities that await those who take the appropriate climate action. Ms Albert has been brou...

Australia's Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese (pictured) has announced that Australia will provide immediate access to education, health care and income and family support instantly to Tuvaluans who arrive as climate refugees, but does that justify the country's continued exploitation of fossil fuels? " Australia offers Tuvalu residents special visa in ‘groundbreaking’ treaty "; &...

Senator Dave Cortese (pictured) has had some success in implementing the idea of climate restoration - " Senate Passes Senator Cortese’s Resolution Making Climate Restoration a Top Policy Priority" ; " The Ethical Dilemma of Restoring a Safe Climate "; " Tim Flannery’s message to all: rise up and become a climate leader – be the change we need so desperately "; "...

Kyle Magee (pictured) is just 40 but has a clear-eyed grasp of what troubles the world and why that is happening. Arriving where he is today has not been easy and when the realization of climate change settled upon him as a university student, Kyle had what he describes as a "breakdown". Understanding that action is the best antidote to despair, Kyle set out to do what he could and saw w...

Climate activist Cynthia Houniuhi (pictured) wants Australia to take firmer action to reduce emissions - " Pasifika activists say climate inaction is a violation of human rights "; " Saleemul Huq, climate change ‘revolutionary’ from Bangladesh, dies at 71 "; " Window for Meeting Key Climate Goal Is Even Narrower Than Thought "; " Energy Dept. Pours Billions Into...

John J. Berger (pictured) has written the just published book, " Solving the Climate Crisis; Frontline Reports for the Race to Save the Earth ". The website " Solving the Climate Crisis " says: "We are in a climate emergency-but there is a path forward. This groundbreaking book profiles the visionary scientists, farmers, business leaders, and activists whose scalable solut...

Cardiovascular troubles, heart attacks and strokes increase at climate crisis worsens - " Time to Treat Climate and Biodiversity Crises as One Global Health Emergency, Major Editorial Argues "; " The death of a climate justice pioneer "; " Residential Energy Performance Summit "; " Strong winds fan Qld flames, rip roofs off Sydney buildings "; " What EJ...

Sometimes you come across a book that covers all bases - gives you endless information and, importantly, is inspiring, and " Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth " is one of those. " Carbon 350 Has a New Title--The Climate Abundant Life "; " Tackling food waste "; " Climate Science Denial Looms Large in GB News Linked ‘ARC...

Lauren Fuge won the Bragg Prize for Science Writing in 2022 and will be looking through the lens of climate change for the rest of her life -" Climate change - the lens for the rest of our lives "; National Church Life Survey director, Dr Ruth Powell (pictured) tells us " What churchgoers think about climate change "; " Dr Ruth Powell is Director of NCLS Research "; &...

Professor Michael Mann discusses " Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis " on Perry World House webinar. " Gagged and grief-stricken, but not without hope "; " Chevron to Acquire Hess for $53 Billion in Latest Major Oil Deal "; " Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World "; &quo...

The then deputy mayor of the City of Greater Shepparton, Cr Seema Abdullah (pictured) used her casting vote in 2020 to see the municipality endorse and embrace a climate emergency. " How drought and rising temperatures drove millions of Somalis from their homes "; " ‘Carbon mega bomb’: climate experts urge Biden to block gas export hub "; " The huge climate problem of ceme...

The Associate Professor of Climate, Columbia Climate School, Kristina G. Douglass (pictured) was one of three panellists on a webinar: " Climate Change and Societal Impacts " organised by the " Columbia Climate School ". " People working on climate solutions are facing a big obstacle: conspiracy theories "; " Individual actions you can take to address climate cha...

Michael Bayliss (pictured) is the media manager with " Sustainable Population Australia " and helps us understand what a challenging and fraught issue this can be when it becomes the focus of a conversation. Working with his friend, Mark Allen, Michael shares with listeners a remarkable array of information and stories arising from the holy grail of growth on their podcast " Post-Gr...

Wrapping up Saturday's Voice to parliament referendum in Australia is a simple exercise compared to arriving at a workable conclusion to the climate crisis. " The Pope’s Journey to Climate Outrage "; " Climate change: China, India to bear the brunt with half a million coal workers facing job cuts globally by 2035 due to mine closures and energy transition "; " Autonomo...

Listen to Hilary Harper talk on the ABC's "Life Matters" with Anna Skarbeck (pictured) and Professor Mark Howden about the implications and complications of climate change. Learn about " Circonomy "; " Pachamama Alliance "; " Understanding Climate Change: All the Natural and Human Causes "; " How much carbon pollution do big companies produce? A new...

Dianne Feinstein (pictured), the late U.S. Senator, appeared at the Commonwealth Club in 2006 to explain the realities of the climate crisis. " Degrowth Spring Festival "; " Dr Mark Diesendorf discusses planned degrowth "; " Talking about his new book - Mark Diesendorf "; " An accidental recording from the Degrowth Spring Festival - 'Sustain - the Australian...

The Australian 2019-20 bushfires saw Amy Blain and her young family trapped on the beach at Bermagui in New South Wales. Amy had always been concerned about environmental issues, but that moment of "living in a nightmare" was an epiphany for her. Returning safely from her bushfire/Bermagui experience, Amy decided it was time to take her activism to a new level and now she chairs Canberra...

Heat in sport is discussed on the Australian Broadcasting Commission - " Heat risks in sport "; " Preparing for the unpredictable: communities reducing disaster risk "; " Homes lost as bushfires give way to flood fears "; " The climate crisis is also a health crisis "; " "Our Fragile Moment" Author Dr. Michael Mann "; " New documents...

Tony Gleeson (pictured), along with two other activists from Extinction Rebellion disrupted Friday's grand final parade organized by the Australian Football League. Listen to Tony here talk about what they did and why they did it. " Dianne Feinstein remembered as tireless advocate for California conservation "; " Victoria smashes heat records as state prepares for flash flooding...

John J. Berger has written a new book, " Solving the Climate Crisis " and he will soon feature in a new "Climate Conversations" episode. An Emeritus Professor of Politics from La Trobe University, Judith Brett, has argued: " Too hard basket: why climate change is defeating our political system "; " Our mood usually lifts in spring. But after heatwaves and bushfir...

Dr Ben Abbott (pictured) see what is happening as a "call to action, not a declaration of defeat" - " Renowned climate scientist Michael E. Mann on what ‘doomers’ get wrong "; " Video: See Flooding in Some of the Hardest-Hit Areas of New York "; " UK Government Is Ignoring Public Opinion on Climate Change "; " Step Aside California, the South Could Beco...

Tony Gleeson, a recent guest on " Climate Conversations ", and two others from Extinction Rebellion disrupted yesterday's Grand Final parade in Melbourne. " Climate resiliency funding needs to scale threefold to at least $160bn annually "; " Floods, fires and heat: Multiple weather dangers for summer "; " How much does aviation contribute to climate change? H...

Tonié and Sandy help us better understand degrowth and tell us something about the Degrowth Spring Festival coming up on Sunday, October 8. The festival is to be held at Melbourne's " CERES ", an environmental education centre, community garden, urban farm and social enterprise hub that wants people to fall in love with the Earth again. To that end, the work of CERES spans environmen...

Bill Gates (pictured) doesn't plant trees as he is not into "brute force" solutions climate change. " Black Saturday bushfires "; " Scientists found the most intense heat wave ever recorded — in Antarctica "; " Farmers are bracing for another drought. Here's what it might mean for food prices "; " Households boost renewable supply, but big proje...

Listen to Melbourne's Dr Dimity Williams talk about her new book: " Nature our Medicine - How the natural world sustains us ". Dr Williams was guest on a webinar organized by the " Australian Earth Laws Alliance ". And Dr Williams is a member of " Doctors for the Environment ". " Rishi Sunak pushes to axe northern HS2 rail line ahead of Tory conference "...