Climate Conversations

Violet Coco (pictured) was sent to gaol for her Sydney Harbour Bridge protest and the letter I sent to her was "return to sender' - this is what I said and this is what Violet said when interviewed recently for Climate Conversations . " 'Very unpredictable, severe event' as WA's Kimberley region smashed by once-in-a-century floods "; " NSW forests could become net carbon emitters in coming decades...

Yale Climate Connections has warned that increasing global heat threatens amphibian habitat - " The warming climate is altering a key amphibian habitat "; " Subpoenaed Fossil Fuel Documents Reveal an Industry Stuck in the Past "; " Setting aside the superglue, Extinction Rebellion UK flags tactical shift "; " Extinction Rebellion in Australia could shift tactics to encourage ‘greater participation...

Dr Saul Griffith (pictured) sees our homes as the frontline in the climate crisis struggle and you can hear /watch him talk about that view on an ABC 7:30 report - " Dr Saul Griffith – decarbonisation for Australia begins in the home ". " Climate chaos of 2022 with flooding hell, raging wildfires and freezing of waterfalls "; " El Niño or not? This is the outlook for 2023 "; " Greta Thunberg ends...

Richard Heinberg (pictured) from the Post Carbon Institute asks: " Can Civilization Survive? These Studies Might Tell Us "; " Plibersek faces 140 decisions pitting koalas against development "; " Climate change may have encouraged the Huns to invade Europe "; " Climate data to help you better understand the climate crisis "; " Is there a ‘right to disobey’? From the Vietnam War to today’s climate&...

Mary Annaïse Heglar (pictured) takes us along on the journey that arises from carrying the world on your shoulders: " What Happened When I Tried to Carry the World on My Back ". " Weathering the Weather: Mental-health professionals are trying to figure out how to talk about the climate "; " Staying Sober on a Dying Planet: I gave up drinking to give myself a better future. But what if Earth isn’t...

Dr Andrew King (pictured) from the University of Melbourne is mentioned in a New Dailey story: " Warmer weather, less rain on the way as La Niña wanes "; " No greenhouse gas limits for Victoria's coal-fired power plants as Supreme Court rejects challenge "; " Arctic Air Brings Dangerous Cold to U.S., Could Test Texas Grid "; " A Tale of Two Cities – Jakarta is sinking, but funding for Indonesia’s...

Coal seam gas plans for the Pilliga Forrest in New South Wales defy the position taken by Australia's Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek, at the recent COP15 talks in Montreal - " ‘Shameful day for Australia’: Santos given green light to drill 850 gas wells in native forest "; " This global pact to save biodiversity is historic but will it give nature a ‘fighting chance’? "; " Labor facing test...

Rachel Lowry (pictured) saw Australia as being on the right side of history at COP15 in Montreal - " Historic deal reached at UN biodiversity conference ". " Climate goal of 1.5C is ‘gasping for breath’, says UN head "; " Calls for tougher regulations as Queensland records highest rate of land clearing in country "; " UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) "; " The battle for the Otway Ranges "; " Vi...

Mark Davis (pictured) has worked with and is still representing about 20 climate activists, all of whom he says are all good people and shouldn't be sent to gaol - you can hear his comments here on Radio National - " Should protesting be criminalised? " " Montreal talks lead to 'watered down' biodiversity targets: Greens "; " The US touts support for biodiversity – but at Cop15, it remains on the...

Mark Conroy (pictured) has been a full-time climate activist for the past two years and so has aligned himself with Extinction Rebellion and through that has helped raise the public's awareness that accelerated action on the climate issue is of critical importance. Violet Coco was discussed during our conversation, and Violet, who had disrupted traffic on The Sydney Harbour Bridge for about 25 min...

Violet Coco (pictured) took the message of the climate and ecological crisis to Sydney Harbour Bridge in April this year when she blocked one lane of traffic.  She was subsequently arrested, then sentenced to 15 months in jail, appealed that but was denied bail, but now that has been overturned and Violet is free on bail until the appeal regarding her sentence is heard in March next year. Vio...

Bruce Mountain (pictured) tells Patricia Karvelis on Radio National that Australia's east coast is "swimming in gas"  - " Government taking a bigger role in energy: analyst "; " Burning Trees for Energy Is Catastrophic for Biodiversity, Scientists Say "; " The ‘silent killer’ of flooding: Murray River fish in dire straits as water quality drops "; " Starving seabirds on Alaska coast show clim...

The Greens, lead by Adam Brandt (pictured), say the intervention to curb power bills is too generous to fossil fuel companies – a point the government disputes: " Greens threaten government’s plan to cut energy bills "; " Oil firms have internally dismissed swift climate action, House panel says "; " FIFA Helping to ‘Greenwashing’ Qatar Oil Company Primed to Explode Major Carbon Bomb "; " What to...

Deanna 'Violet' Coco (pictured) continues with her efforts of non-violent protests to alert our decision-makers to the threat of climate change. Violet was a virtual guest at Beneath the Wisteria in Shepparton in July 2021 and you can watch and listen to her at the Slap Tomorrow Zoom Files .  " At least a dozen climate activists face jail time under NSW laws used to lock up Violet Coco "; " V...

Biodiversity was centre stage at a November roundtable event organized by the Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority and the preservation of Earth's biodiversity is the subject of an international conference at Montreal in Canada. " Updates on the state of nature from around the world "; " Plibersek in push to halt extinctions, but defends reef stance "; " Aussie species join extinction ri...

Stefan Rahmstorf (artist's impression), who cried when he heard of Donald Trump's ascendency to President, receives the Stephen H. Schneider award for climate communication.  " Green Buildings: Cooking Without Gas "; "‘ World’s First Solar City Car’ Coming to U.S. for $6,250 "; " Foundation For Climate Restoration "; " Britain Approves New Coal Mine Despite Climate Concerns "; " India Chases...

Climateworks Australia gives you " Five minutes with Dr Sale Bache " (pictured); " Planet Earth in 2022 " - Professor Lesley Hughes; "‘ Nature is being destroyed. Things have to change’: Plibersek flags environmental law overhaul "; " David Pocock and the Greens welcome Labor’s environmental reforms but push for more urgent action "; " If NSW wants to stop climate change protests, there's an alter...

Aisha Khai (pictured) is the executive director of the Civil Society Coalition for Climate Change and has written a strong piece for the Dawn newspaper: " Cost to the Climate ". " Floods rejuvenate Australia's environment, yet have 'sting in the tail' for many species "; " Warning on Mass Extinction of Sea Life: ‘An Oh My God Moment’ "; " Circular strategies could cut emissions from materials used...

Dr Samantha Montano writes about "dispatches from the front lines of the climate crisis" in her book "Disasterology " (pictured). Geoff Ebbs - " The Cage and Violet Coco ". " Greenwashing crackdown continues ". " Sound Country Women Artists' Leadership Retreat ". " Loss, decay and bleaching: why sponges may be the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for impacts of marine heatwaves ". " Private profits...

Professor Jodie Rummer (pictured) looks on as her childhood dream succumbs to climate change - " Are we really prepared to lose this natural wonder? " " Oil and gas firms planning ‘frightening’ fossil fuels growth, report finds ". " EU approves France’s short-haul flight ban — but only for 3 routes ". " Wind turbines have an image problem but silent, bladeless designs could change all that ". " Pi...

Net-zero by 2050 is an idea that has traction throughout the world community, but it is a concept about which we should circumspect. " Why Are Fossil Fuels So Hard to Quit? " " Cumbria coalmine plan is ‘backward step’, says Alok Sharma ". " Water as Part of the Climate Solution ". " The wreckage of ancient hurricanes could predict future storms ". " Puerto Rican Cities Sue Fossil Fuel Companies in...

Deanna 'Violet' Coco (pictured) staged a climate protest on the Sydney Harbour Bridge and now she has been sentenced to jail - " Protester who blocked Sydney Harbour Bridge sent to prison ". " England’s water can be renationalised without compensation, activists say ". " An idea that could help replenish California’s groundwater supplies" . " UCD student will 'fast until death if necessary' over c...

Peter Fiekowsky argues in his new book " Climate Restoration " that this is the only future that will sustain the human race. And it was just in July this year that he talked about climate restoration for human flourishing . " Climate change made deadly rainfall in West Africa 80% more likely to happen ". " Mauna Loa Eruption Threatens a Famous Climate Record ". " Climate activist who blocked traf...

Rod Simpson (pictured) was described by a "firey" soon after his property burned in the 2019 Black Summer bushfires as "Australia's first climate refugee". Rod, whose "piece of paradise" was about 20 kilometres from Drake in northern New South Wales, was fortunate to survive as those climate-induced fires engulfed his home, leaving him, in every sense, with nothing except his two dogs. As a "green...

Rob Stokes (pictured) is Australia's first Active Transport Minister and was excited to welcome delegates to the country's first Micro-Mobility Conference in Sydney on November 25/26. An impressive array of speakers, including Lucy Saunders , talked about how she had created the "Healthy Streets" program in the United Kingdom and how she had taken the idea to countries all around the world, told t...