Climate Conversations

Freja Leonard (pictured) from Friends of the Earth in Melbourne was a surprise guest at a recent monthly meeting of Zero Cabon Tatura and told members about the group's " Community Gas Retirement Roadmap ". In talking about the need for people to get off gas and go all-electric, Freja mentioned what she said was a rather special Facebook page organized by Tim Forcey - " My Effic...

Mónica Guzmán, the author of "I Never Thought of It That Way " helps us better understand how we can talk about the climate crisis with those who think differently about the dilemma; " Emails reveal Melbourne Water ignored conflict advice before flood inquiry scandal "; " Loss and damage finance: where the rubber hits the road for climate justice "; " ‘Significan...

Magistrate commends Violet Coco (pictured) but says she went too far: " Magistrate commends activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco for ‘noble’ beliefs but says she went too far "; Go to the Slap Tomorrow " Zoom files " and you will find and recording of an event with Violet Cococ; " COMMUNITY ACTION: Stop Japan's Dirty Energy Plan "; " Building resilience: How to adap...

Here's your chance to tell me what you think about "Climate Conversations" - contact me at: r.mclean7@icloud.com. " Crazy Town: Episode 72. Sucking CO2 and Electrifying Everything: The Climate Movement’s Desperate Dependence on Tenuous Technologies "; " We Make Tomorrow Conference "; " Ethiopia’s vulnerable tropical forests are key to securing future of wild ...

The Ugandian climate justice advocate, Vanessa Nakate (pictured) responds to winning an award on this Time magazine story: " There Needs to Be a Climate Tax for Frequent Fliers "; " Where We'll End Up Living as the Planet Burns "; " Why Extreme Heat Is So Bad for the Human Body "; " How to Build Up Your Heat Tolerance to Prepare for a Hotter World "; &qu...

The idea that we need to be constantly planting trees came at an Agriculture Victoria webinar - " Farmer perspectives - taking action to reduce emissions "; " ‘They can survive just fine’: Bernie Sanders says income over $1bn should be taxed at 100% "; " More and more Americans don't want electric cars "; " From the Frontlines of the Climate Movement, A Messa...

The late Will Steffen (pictured) was a kind and thoughtful man, an one of the world's climate champions - listen to him here as champions science and encourages us to also embrace the climate realities of the science he live. Also you can listen to Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie’s, speak at Professor Will Steffen’s memorial: " Remembering Will "; And don't forget you can at...

Independent MP, Kylea Tink (pictured) convened a " Clean Energy Community Fair "; " Why do climate change activists do disruptive protests? " " How wine is wrestling with climate change "; " Climate change: multi-country media analysis shows scepticism of the basic science is dying out "; " Just adaptation and the role of social capital "; " E...

Alex N. Halliday (pictured) is in charge of Columbia University’s Earth Institute and his calm and knowledgeable demeanor inspires me to double down on my efforts to do more to about countering the climate crisis. You can hear Mr Halliday talk about "T he Hard Truths about Climate Change " during an interview on the Bob Herbert Op-Ed TV show. Mr Halliday is the Director of Columbia Unive...

Australia's roads have suffered badly under pressure from extreme weather event, listen as Geraldine Doogue talks about the issue on Radio National: " Better roads to withstand floods and extreme weather "; " This tool helps communities identify areas lacking trees — and advocate for more "; " Occupy for climate Melbourne 2023 "; " The cold truths for a warmi...

Kate McBride (pictured) considered to be an accidental activist: " Call of the River "; " Banks Say They’re Acting on Climate, But Continue to Finance Fossil Fuel Expansion "; " As Germany Falls Back on Fossil Fuels, Activists Demand Adherence to Its Ambitious Climate Goals "; " Last Earth Day, Wynn Bruce Set Himself on Fire Outside the Supreme Court. I Tried to...

Listen as Patricia Karvelas talks with the former President of Kirabati, Anote Tong (pictured): " Push for Australia act on climate change to protect the Pacific "; " Works to commence on Australia’s largest wind farm "; " Scientists save ancient Arctic ice in race to preserve climate history "; " No rain in Spain pushes olive oil prices to record levels ";...

Health Workers for a Healthy ClimateRebecca Solnit and her co-author, Thelma Young Lutunatabua, have pulled together a remarkable book and you can hear about it on the webinar: " Why There’s No “Too Late” for Climate Action "; " Health Workers for a Healthy Climate "; " Net Zero or Carbon Neutral? What’s the difference? "; " TikTok to crack down on climate disinf...

Ruby Bron (pictured) feels “helpless” and “anxiety-ridden” when she thinks about the future - " ‘They are despairing’: climate crisis weighs heavy on mental health of young Australians "; " ACT turns focus to old houses as it seeks to kick gas out of national capital "; " First sod turned at Australia’s biggest wind and battery project "; " Woodside’s carbon bill...

Flash droughts increase as world warms - " As World Warms, Droughts Come On Faster, Study Finds "; " G-7 officials haggle on climate change "; " Albanese government to impose mandatory pollution caps on cars to drive electric vehicle uptake "; " The dream coming to life "; " Are the climate wars finally over? "; " Greens to back Labor's sa...

Filmmaker, Oliver Stone, has made a documentary emphasising reason why the world should back nuclear energy - " ‘Nuclear Now’ Trailer: Oliver Stone’s Documentary Makes Case For Atomic Energy To Solve Climate Change "; " Labor is just pretending to be tough on climate change "; " Anne Salmond: Greenwashing and the forestry industry in NZ "; " How and where we buil...

Amanda McKenzie (pictured) speaks up for the Climate Council - " Submission to: Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water – Consultation on proposed design of Safeguard Mechanism reform"; " While you fight climate wars, we lose the climate battle "; " Saul Griffith's Rewiring Australia pushes for budget boost to electrify 500,000 homes "; &qu...

The Australia Institute wants our support to create a TV advert telling everyone about the dangers of fossil fuels - " Fuelling a Net Zero Fraud "; " Bob Brown renounces Australian Conservation Foundation life membership over Labor’s climate policy "; " Fires west of Alice Springs spread, burning an estimated 100,000 hectares "; " Safeguard negotiations likely to...

Russell Klose (pictured) lived a life embedded in internal combustion engine cars, which he said "I loved", but now, eager to do something positive for the planet, he has shifted to importing and selling second-hand electric cars. Along with his son, Cam, and Yakandandah solicitor, Matt Grogan, he is now importing and selling used electric Nissan Leafs through the Yackandandah business,...

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has issued what some say is humanity's "final warning". And here is the IPCC " AR6 Synthesis Report". " We have everything we need to fix the climate crisis. But we need to do it now "; " Our last climate chance: Act now on ‘everything, everywhere, all at once’ "; " Schott fires at Bandt over clim...

Founder and CEO of Common Ground, Liana Downey (pictured), invites us to join her on Common Ground . " What can we expect from the final UN climate report? And what is the IPCC anyway? "; " How on-demand buses can transform travel and daily life for people with disabilities "; " The Innovators: Alan Kohler on Australia’s green entrepreneurs and the hidden cost of AUKUS &qu...

A severe winter drought impacts on France's Lake Montbel (image) - " Farming and tourism under threat as winter drought dries up France's Lake Montbel ". The refusal to accept the realities/evidence of the climate crisis and the collapse of Nazi German have similarities. " ‘Irresponsible’: Labor won’t buckle on Greens’ demand to ban new coal and gas projects "; " G...

Kevin Anderson (pictured) says rich countries must end oil and gas production by 2034 - " Rich countries must end oil and gas production by 2034 for a fair 1.5°C transition "; " Angry shareholders target Woodside directors over climate change "; " Does your gas stove produce pollutants? Dr Brigid Lynch was surprised at her results "; " As Melbourne gets hotter, s...

Violet Coco (pictured) walks free - " Climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco’s 15-month jail sentence quashed on appeal "; "US lawsuit filed to stop Willow oil drilling project in Alaska"; " Floods, cyclones, thunderstorms: is climate change to blame for New Zealand’s summer of extreme weather? "; " ‘Dead’ Electric Car Batteries Find a Second Life Powering Cities "; " Deadly cyclone Freddy has...

Global collapse of the climate world demands total attention, but Australia has been distracted by an expensive nuclear - " Details of AUKUS deal unveiled ". And former Australian Treasurer, Joe Hockey (pictured), says: "There is no option". " How GDP Fetishism Drives Climate Crisis and Inequality "; " Whole Food Systems: Jessica Fanzo Looks at How Food Connects With Everything Else "; " How...