Climate Conversations

Wiley Publishing the UK has generously given me a copy of " History of Climate Change: from Earth's origins to the Anthropocene " (pictured) to read and review. " To tackle climate change, we need peace – and also an accountable Defence department "; " Extreme Heat Is Already Straining the Mexican Power Grid "; " Gippsland's renewable energy transformatio...

Dr Jeannet Kessels (pictured) founded " Vets for Climate Action (VfCA) " and chairs the Australia-wide organization and is working, along with those from the VfCA, to ensure Australia's veterinary profession and broader animal care community tackles the climate crisis within and beyond the sector. VfCA recently organized the webinar " How our changing climate is impacting animal...

Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie (pictured) in call for cash - " Climate Council builds an unstoppable wave of momentum for climate ambition "; " 79% of Plants Remaining on Earth Must Be Saved to Meet UN Climate Goals, Study Says "; " Uber backs pollution caps to slash electric car costs in Australia "; " Australia has introduced a new bill that will allow us...

It was Canadian author and thinker, Naomi Klein who said that to change everything, we need everyone, and in being so right, we need everyone to get on board, right now! " Football pitch of tropical forest lost every 5 seconds "; " Destruction of world’s pristine rainforests soared in 2022 despite Cop26 pledge "; " Fort Liberty installs floating solar panels "; "...

Jamie Alexander (pictured) has studied the climate crisis and capitalism - " Capitalism and Climate Change: Moving Toward Solutions "; " No matter where we work, every job is a climate job now "; " How to transform apocalypse fatigue into action on global warming "; " Extreme Heat Is Deadlier Than Hurricanes, Floods and Tornadoes Combined "; " Climate c...

" Rihanna (pictured) calls for financial reform to help climate-struck communities. Here’s why she can talk "; " Sydney Cycling Hits Record Highs as Moore Park Cycleway Retained "; " Three climate interventions: Reduce, remove, repair "; " Extreme Heat Is Deadlier Than Hurricanes, Floods and Tornadoes Combined "; " Rampant Groundwater Pumping Has Change...

Catherine Porter (pictured) journeys along the D-Day coasts and see evidence of another assault - " D-Day’s Historic Beaches Face a New Onslaught: Rising Seas "; " Is climate change outpacing our ability to predict extreme heatwaves? "; " After “difficult experience” at Cop27, Mexico leads anti-harassment push in Bonn "; " Blockade Australia climate protests caus...

Geelong's Mik Aidt (pictured) has long campaigned through " The Sustainable Hour " to have people better understand the climate crisis, and he is still relentlessly banging the drum, making as much noise as he can. " All-electric homes are better for your hip pocket and the planet. Here’s how governments can help us get off gas ; " The Climate Parables: Reporting from the F...

Professor David Karoly (pictured) has a reputation as being the scariest professor from the University of Melbourne, but as he points out it is not he who is scary but rather the information he shares. Prof Karoly had been with the University of Melbourne before joining the CSIRO , from which he moved into retirement only about 18 months ago. However, he may be retired, at least in name, but it se...

Queensland Treasurer Cameron Dick hands out the cash and spells out an obvious truth about coal: " QLD delivers largest surplus of any state government in history "; " Socialism 2023 Conference "; " Electrify our homes with Tim Forcey and Dr Genevieve Cowie " " My efficient electric home "; " Not just Greta Thunberg: New book celebrates women who are dr...

Natasha Mitchell (pictured) recorded a new episode of "Big Ideas" at the May Climate Summit in Bendigo organized by the Greater Bendigo Climate Collaboration - " On ya bike or not? Global movers, shakers, and city shapers reimagining car culture ". " Killer Heat: Confronting Disproportionate Impacts on Women and Girls "; " What Wildfire Smoke Does to the Human Bo...

Lesley Hodges (pictured) worked as an environmental scientist and needed little or no nudging to understand or recognise the quickly evolving dangers arising from the human-caused damage to Earth's atmosphere and the increasingly dangerous weather system. Unsure what to do to help people better understand and identify with the quickly unfolding climate crisis, Lesley settled on storytelling, u...

The contradictions within the Australian Government and governments around the world frustrate, confuse and irritate me - they say one thing and then dance to the tune of the fossil fuel corporations. " WEBINAR: One Year On: From the ‘Climate Election’ to Climate action" - special guest Senator David Pocock (pictured); " The Drum " - task force tackles climate protestors and fa...

The climate crisis has undoubtedly contributed to the Canadian "wildfires" (bushfires) and Americans, along with their northern neighbours, are also feeling the pain as smoke drifts south shrouding places such as New York City - " Hazy New York Skyline From Canadian Wildfire Smoke "; " The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it "; &quot...

Alex Mungall (pictured) is both a " Flight Free " pledger and a member of the " NoThirdRunway Coalition " and was among those at a meeting of Melbourne's NxNW campaigns group where he talked about how a proposed third runway at the city's Tullamarine Airport would seriously compromise Australia's carbon dioxide emissions goals. The NxNW campaigns group is affiliated...

Ian McBurney has been shoulder deep in environmental/climate matters for decades. He is now pivotal in helping the northern Victorian city of Bendigo fulfil its climate responsibilities. Ian has worked with many municipalities, but now as the Convenor of the Greater Bendigo Climate Collaboration , he played a key part in organizing the May 27 Greater Bendigo Climate Summit. Ian was the MC for the...

Australian climate scientist, Joëlle Gergis (pictured) understands rain and the country's conditions and writes about the in Australian Geographic " Australia is a land of flooding rains. But climate change could be making it worse "; " Fungi Conference – Fungal connections to flora and fauna"; " The Swanpool Environmental Film Festiva l"; " James Hansen’s ne...

" Economic growth is fuelling climate change – a new book proposes ‘degrowth communism’ as the solution "; " The role of carbon dioxide removal in climate action "; " ClimateCast with Tom Heap "; " Assessing the Viability of Using Autorickshaws for Urban Freight Delivery in India "; " Compostable turbine blades made from mushroom roots could solve waste...

Emy Kane (pictured), the managing director of Lonely Whale , a non-profit organization that develops data-driven campaigns and program to prevent plastic from entering the ocean was a guest on one the many panels in the Economist's Impact event, the third annual Sustainability Week in the U.S. " ‘It’s actually a human person, undergoing real emotions’: how podcasts can impact attitudes ar...

"Electrify everything" guru, Saul Griffith (pictured), was the keynote speaker at the recent Greater Bendigo Climate Summit organized by the Greater Bendigo Climate Collaboration. " The public history, climate change present, and possible future of Australia’s botanic gardens "; " Electric vehicle incentives for ‘gasoline superusers’ would have outsized benefits for the cl...

A message from the Deputy Executive Director at Friends of the Earth Japan , Ayumi Fukakusa (pictured) was read out to those at a Bourke St, Melbourne protest staged out the front of the Japanese Embassy. The Melbourne protest was organised by that city's Friends of the Earth . Ms Fukakusa's message, delivered at similar protests all around the world said: "Japan is one of the top fin...

Rick Wayman (pictured) had been leading the Foundation for Climate Restoration , but significant changes to its funding arrangements forced it to become a pure volunteer organisation and so he has now stepped away from his Chief Executive Officer role, and the group itself, allowing it to become what it needs to be under its new regime. Contact was first made with Rick as he sat through the group&...

Listen to the CEO of the Climateworks Centre , Anna Skarbek (pictured), talks on ABC's Carbon Counter about Australia's new Net-Zero Authority . " Global heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’ "; " Shifting gear: The path to cleaner transport "; "' Gobsmacking': Antarctic sea ice shrinks "; " Victoria gives SEC $1 billion to fast...

A corporate lawyer, Robert Brinkley, will be in Geelong on Thursday evening talking about " Taming corporations to relieve the climate emergency ". He has written a book with a similar theme - " Time to Change Corporations - Closing the Citizen Gap ". " Call on the Australian Government to adopt The Code for Corporate Citizenship "; " February 2023 was Earth’s 4t...

About 15 people gathered on the steps of the Japanese Consulate to protest that country's continued investment in and support of the fossil fuel industry, and its use of its presidency of the annual Group of Seven conference at Hiroshima to ensure the sustenance of that issue. The protest, coordinated by the Melbourne office of Friends of the Earth, attracted just 15 people, but that was suffi...